Soldiers celebrate their fourth Easter on the frontlines in Ukraine

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Soldiers celebrate their fourth Easter on the frontlines in Ukraine  Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of creating a false appearance of honouring an Easter ceasefire, adding that Moscow continued to target Ukrainian cities after Putin announced the unilateral temporary truce.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/21/soldiers-celebrate-their-fourth-easter-on-the-frontlines-in-ukraine  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Soldiers celebrated a fourth consecutive Easter holiday on the front lines in Ukraine.

00:07This year was meant to offer some respite from hostilities to observe the religious occasion

00:13after the warring sides agreed to a temporary 30-hour unilateral truce on Saturday.

00:19But the peace didn't last long as accusations from both sides of breaking the ceasefire quickly emerged.

00:26Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of continuing its attacks while pretending to honor its proposed ceasefire.

00:33The Kremlin echoed a similar message.

00:36But despite this, celebrations for civilians and soldiers managing the hardships of war were organized across several Ukrainian cities.

00:45Military chaplains were also present to bless traditional Easter bread.

00:50Meanwhile, Russian soldiers were also treated to a special day to mark the religious occasion.

00:57The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video showing soldiers partaking in traditional Easter activities,

01:03as well as a service organized at a church in a special military zone.

01:08The Russian Ministry of Defense

01:26Ministry of Defense

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