The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has announced a temporary “Easter truce” in the three -year conflict in Ukraine that will last until midnight on Sunday.
“Today, from 1800 (1500 GMT) until midnight on Sunday (2100 GMT on Sunday), the Russian side announces a Easter truce,” Putin said, said Kremlin’s press service giving a meeting with the chief of general personnel Valery Gerasimov.
“We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example. At the same time, our troops must be ready to repel possible rapes of the truce and the provocations of the enemy, any of its aggressive actions,” Putin said.
The Ukrainian president, Volodyymyr Zenskyy, has not responded immediately.
The announcement occurred on the same day that the Russian Ministry of Defense said their forces pushed the Ukrainian forces of one of their last support points in the Kursk region of Russia. The control of the Russian forces of the village of Olhnya, on the border with Ukraine, said the ministry.
Associated Press could not immediately verify the claim.
According to the Russian state news agency Tass, Russia is still fighting to expel the Ukrainian forces of the Gornal village, about 7 miles south of Oleshnya.
“The Russian army has not yet expelled the Ukrainian Armed Forces of Gornal … to complete the release of the Kursk region. A fierce struggle in the agreement are being carried out,” said the agency, citing Russian security agencies.
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