{"id":175815,"date":"2025-04-20T20:55:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T18:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=175815"},"modified":"2025-04-20T20:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T18:55:41","slug":"easter-ceasefire-on-the-front-putin-announces-suspension-of-hostilities-during-the-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/easter-ceasefire-on-the-front-putin-announces-suspension-of-hostilities-during-the-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"EASTER CEASEFIRE ON THE FRONT: Putin announces suspension of hostilities during the holiday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President of Russia Vladimir Putin has declared an Easter ceasefire. It begins today at 6 p.m. Moscow time and will last until midnight from Sunday to Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The ceasefire will show whether the Kyiv regime is ready and capable of resolving the crisis peacefully,&#8221; said the Russian president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated that Russia is halting combat operations and expects Kyiv to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Russian side assumes that Ukraine will follow its example and cease hostilities,&#8221; he said during a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army, Valery Gerasimov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Putin said that the Russian army must be prepared to act in the event of a potential ceasefire violation or provocations by the enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Putin emphasized that the situation in the Special Military Operation (SMO) zone is favorable for Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The situation along the line of contact is favorable, and the Russian army is advancing,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure facilities, which recently expired, the Russian leader stated that Ukraine had violated the moratorium more than 100 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid03q9NF8b7ss3QT6KGwUQ5TfURfCqTBzUM6qvHz5vMEb528aT4TY4Lr76cpJJxfWmhl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian president extended Easter greetings to all fighters in the SMO zone and to all citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gerasimov informed Putin that six Russian army groups in the SMO zone are on the offensive in 11 directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the main part of the Kursk region previously occupied by Ukrainian forces has now been liberated\u20141,260 square kilometers, or 99.5 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only two places remain\u2014Oneshnya and Gornal\u2014near which fighting is still ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gerasimov also said that Russian forces thwarted an attempt by the Ukrainian army to enter the territory of the Belgorod region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The areas into which the enemy tried to break through have been isolated, and the liquidation of Ukrainian soldiers is underway,&#8221; he stated, according to Sputnik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/bloody-easter-1944-how-the-allied-bombing-shrouded-belgrade-in-mourning-photo-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BLOODY EASTER 1944: How the Allied Bombing Shrouded Belgrade in Mourning! 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It begins today at 6 p.m. Moscow time and will last until midnight from Sunday to Monday. &#8220;The ceasefire will show whether the Kyiv regime is ready and capable of resolving the crisis peacefully,&#8221; said the Russian president. 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