Ukrainian regional authorities announced Monday that Russian forces killed two civilians and wounded another in the eastern Donetsk region during an Orthodox Easter ceasefire that was supposed to halt fighting through the weekend.
Regional governor Vadym Filashkin reported via Telegram that one death occurred in Kramatorsk while another happened in Druzhkivka on Sunday. The governor did not provide additional specifics about the incidents.
The 32-hour ceasefire was scheduled to run from Saturday afternoon until midnight Sunday, but both nations are now pointing fingers at each other for violating the temporary truce.
Ukraine’s prisoner of war coordination office made additional accusations Monday, claiming that Russian soldiers executed four Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Kharkiv region. A spokesperson for the 14th Army Corps was cited as the source, though officials said they expect Russia to launch a denial campaign.
Russian authorities have not responded to the allegations, and Reuters was unable to independently confirm the claims.
Ukrainian military leadership compiled what they called a comprehensive list of ceasefire breaches, totaling 10,721 Russian violations during the truce period. Their tally included 1,567 artillery bombardments, 119 ground assaults, and 9,035 drone attacks, though they noted no airstrikes were documented.
Moscow’s defense ministry has countered with its own accusations, stating they recorded 1,971 Ukrainian ceasefire violations from Saturday night into Sunday.
