
Ukrainians disappointed by Easter truce
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Kyiv, Ukraine: Many Ukrainians felt let down by a 30 hour Easter truce announced by Russia over the weekend, even if some welcomed a brief lull in fig...
Kyiv, Ukraine: Many Ukrainians felt let down by a 30-hour Easter truce announced by Russia over the weekend, even if some welcomed a brief lull in fighting after more than three years of war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops Saturday afternoon to "stop all hostilities" for the duration of the religious holiday.
While both sides reported a dip in fighting, they each accused the other of hundreds of violations over the 30-hour period.
Air raid sirens rang out in Kyiv shortly after Putin's announcement -- and again in the early hours of Monday, when Russia resumed its drone strikes.
"I really wanted it to work," said Svitlana, a 65-year-old accountant in the Ukrainian capital.