Orthodox Easter Ceasefire Violations

Despite a Kremlin-declared truce, fighting has continued across the front lines in Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials stated that Russian forces launched a wave of drone attacks just hours after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect.

Russia, in turn, alleged that Ukrainian positions were not observing the truce.

The breakdown of the Easter pause occurred as the two nations exchanged 175 prisoners of war each in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates.

The failure of the truce underscores the immense difficulty of reaching any lasting diplomatic settlement.