Zelenskyy urges Russia to join 30-day ceasefire as Ukraine sees rare quiet day
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there were no air raid alerts in Ukraine today. This type of ceasefire has been achieved, and it is the easiest one to extend.
"Ukraine proposes to cease any strikes using long-range drones and missiles on civilian infrastructure for a period of at least 30 days, with the possibility of extension," Zelenskyy stated.
He added that if Russia refuses to agree to such a step, it would be proof that it wants to continue "doing only those things which destroy human lives and prolong the war."
Is there a ceasefire on the frontline?
In the same post, the President said that as of 8:00 PM Kyiv time, Russian forces had violated the ceasefire more than 2,000 times since the beginning of the day.
"There have already been 67 Russian assaults against our positions across various directions, with the highest number in the Pokrovsk direction. There were a total of 1,355 cases of Russian shelling, 713 of which involved heavy weaponry. The Russians also used FPVs 673 times. Russia has failed to uphold its own promise of the ceasefire,” Zelenskyy wrote.
The Ukrainian president also said that throughout the day, Russia had not responded to Ukraine’s proposal for a full ceasefire "starting now, from Easter, and lasting 30 days."
