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Russia accuses Ukraine of 1,971 Easter truce violations

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A Ukrainian soldier waves from a bus after a prisoner of war swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, April 11. Reuters-Yonhap

A Ukrainian soldier waves from a bus after a prisoner of war swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, April 11. Reuters-Yonhap

MOSCOW — Russia on Sunday claimed that Ukraine had committed nearly 2,000 truce violations, as the warring neighbours traded accusations of breaching an agreement to temporarily halt hostilities for Orthodox Easter.

"A total of 1,971 ceasefire violations by units of the Ukrainian armed forces were recorded between 4:00 pm Moscow time on April 12 and 8:00 am on April 12," the Russian defence ministry said, as reported by the TASS news agency.