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. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised to abide by the ceasefire, but warned there would be a swift military response to any violations.

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire over Orthodox Easter -- a temporary truce that the Kremlin says will begin on Saturday afternoon and end on Sunday night. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the ceasefire late Thursday, more than a week ...

KYIV/MOSCOW >> Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire in their four-year war, reporting more than a thousand drone and shelling attacks just hours after the truce began on Saturday to mark Orthodox Easter. The Russian defense ministry said it recorded 1,971 ceasefire violations overnight into Sunday.

A temporary weekend truce between Russia and Ukraine for Orthodox Easter quickly unraveled Saturday, with both sides accusing each other of attacks. Russia claimed Ukraine struck a gas station in the city of Lgov in the border region of Kursk, injuring ...

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. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised to abide by the ceasefire but warned of a swift military response to any violations.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire Sunday, as Orthodox Christians gathered ...