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Despite the so-called “Easter truce” announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian army continues large-scale hostilities along the entire frontline. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of 16:00 on 20 April, 45 military clashes have already taken place since the beginning of the day.
“Our soldiers are holding back the enemy, maintaining defence and disrupting the enemy’s plans. The Russian “truce” has once again proved to be another cover for aggression,” the General Staff said.
The hottest destinations:
- The Pokrovsk sector is the epicentre of combat activity. There were 20 combat engagements recorded near Sukha Balka, Mirolyubivka, Yelizavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Uspenivka, Preobrazhenka, Andriivka and Rozlyv. Two battles are ongoing right now.
- The Kursk sector saw 12 combat engagements. Russians fired 100 artillery rounds, including 7 from multiple launch rocket systems.
- Kramatorsk direction – the enemy attacked 4 times in the areas of Chasovyi Yar, Stupochky and Bila Hora.
- Toretsk direction – 2 attacks in the areas of Druzhba and Toretsk.
- Orikhivske direction – 3 attempts to break through in the areas of Mala Tokmachka and Stepove.
- Novopavlivka sector – 2 attacks near Skudne and Odradne.
- In the Liman sector, there were 2 firefights near Nadiya and Myrne.
- Sumy region border – Russians shelled the areas of Myropilske and Turia from their territory.
Relatively calm:
The enemy did not conduct any active operations in the Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Siverskyi, Huliaypillia and Prydniprovskyi sectors.
Context:
On Friday, the Kremlin announced a unilateral 30-hour ceasefire for Easter. In response, Kyiv said it was ready to mirror the ceasefire if Russia actually fulfilled its promise. However, from the first hours of Saturday, new attacks began to be recorded, including those using FPV drones and artillery.
