You missed the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes has all the details for you every evening. Here is the summary of this Sunday, April 12, 2026, the 1,509th day of the conflict.
The fact of the day
Ukraine and Russia have mutually accused each other of violating the ceasefire on the Ukrainian front on hundreds of occasions during Orthodox Easter. This cessation of hostilities began on Saturday at 4 p.m. Volodymyr Zelensky had accepted this ceasefire proposed by his counterpart Vladimir Putin, stating that his country would respond “in kind” to any violations by Russia.
This Sunday, both armies have accused each other of hundreds of artillery strikes, drone attacks, including on civilians, and several infantry attacks.
The number
2,299. The Ukrainian army headquarters stated that Russian forces had violated the ceasefire 2,299 times over this Easter weekend. A few minutes later, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported 1,971 violations of this measure by Ukrainian troops.
As a sign of a relative decrease in military activities, the Ukrainian army headquarters highlighted that there were no Russian long-distance drone attacks of the Shahed type, no guided bomb drops, or missile launches, which are usually almost daily occurrences in Ukraine.
The trend
Volodymyr Zelensky believes it would be “appropriate” for the ceasefire, initiated during this Easter weekend, to be extended. But the Kremlin has ruled out this possibility, unless Kiev agrees to the conditions it sets to end this war triggered by the massive Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Context: The article provides updates on the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, focusing on ceasefire violations and the stance of both parties.
Fact Check: The reported numbers of ceasefire violations by both Ukraine and Russia are accurately stated in the article.
