Putin's announcement was similar to a 30-hour ceasefire he ordered last year. Each side accused the other of violating it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4 p.m. on Saturday until the end of Sunday.

Relatives mourn over the coffin of 2 year-old Ganna Sapun during her funeral ceremony three days after being killed in a Russian drone attack on a multi-storey residential in Odesa on April 9, 2026, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a temporary ceasefire to mark Orthodox Easter, with the Kremlin saying it expects Ukraine to reciprocate. “In connection with the approaching ...

Ukraine has urged Russia to extend a ceasefire it announced for Orthodox Easter this weekend and restart talks to end the war ...

KYIV/MOSCOW, April 12 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine accused each other L1N40U064 on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire L1N40S124 in their four-year war, reporting more than a thousand drone ...

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a truce for Orthodox Easter, with Vladimir Putin saying he's ordered troops to cease fire ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4 p.m. on Saturday until the end of Sunday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire with Ukraine for the duration of the Orthodox Easter holidays, the Kremlin said Thursday (Apr 9), after Kyiv also proposed a pause in hostilities ...