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Russia accuses Ukraine of violating the Easter ceasefire over 1000 times, leading to civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. Key regions affected include Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday 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.
The ministry said that Ukrainian forces had shot at Russian positions 444 times while it had counted more than 900 Ukrainian drone attacks.
It said the border districts of the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions have been attacked.
"As a result, there were deaths and injuries among the civilian population, as well as damage to civilian objects," it said in a statement posted on the Telegram messaging app.
Reuters was not able to verify battlefield reports.
The defence ministry also said that the Russian military had gained control of Novomikhailivka in eastern Ukraine before the declaration of ceasefire.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
The article discusses Russia's claims that Ukraine violated the Easter ceasefire over 1000 times, causing civilian casualties and infrastructure damage.
Russia claims Ukraine broke the ceasefire over 1000 times, including 444 shootings and 900 drone attacks.
The border districts of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod were reportedly attacked.
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