For today, links to five reports: from Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others or headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 4-19-25 is HERE, or scroll down. LEBANON, WEST BANK, IRAN and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russian attacks ongoing despite Putin’s Easter truce, says Zelensky. From AFP. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Russian forces continued their shelling and assaults along the front line despite Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing a surprise brief Easter truce. The 30-hour truce would be . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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Russian groups of forces in area of special military operation strictly observe ceasefire. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Russian army in accordance with President Vladimir Putin’s orders strictly observed ceasefire in the area of the special military operation from 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday, the Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Russia says Ukraine broke ceasefire over a thousand times, reports civilian casualties, by Vladimir Soldatkin | Reuters  MOSCOW — Russia’s defence ministry said today that Ukraine had broken the Easter ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin more than a thousand times, inflicting damages to infrastructure and causing civilian deaths. READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskyy says Russia is trying to create an ‘impression of a ceasefire’ as attacks continue, by Hanna Arhirova and Elise Morton | AP  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Sunday of creating a false appearance of honoring an Easter ceasefire, saying Moscow continued to launch attacks after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral temporary truce. READ MORE . . .

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