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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian army carried out 55 attacks on April 12, despite the declared Easter ceasefire.
According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, by 4:00 PM, three border settlements in the Sumy region had come under attack. Nine attacks on settlements and positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were reportedly recorded in the North Slobozhansky and Kursk directions. Fighting continued in the South Slobozhansky, Kupyansky, Kostyantynivsky, and Pokrovsky directions at the time of publication.
In total, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, attacks were carried out in 11 directions. No significant changes in the situation were observed in other sections of the front, and no attempts to advance were recorded, according to the agency.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported a drone attack on a grocery store in the village of Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region on the morning of April 12. The explosion caused a fire in the building, injuring a man and a woman.
Furthermore, according to the Sumy Regional Military Administration, a Russian drone attacked an ambulance overnight. Three medics were injured in the strike. That morning, the Ukrainian Air Force issued a warning about the drone's movement toward Sumy.
In turn, the Russian side also reported ceasefire violations by Ukraine. Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that on the evening of April 12, a Ukrainian drone struck a car and injured the driver. He stated that the man had voluntarily sought medical attention at the Rakityansky Central District Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a mine blast injury and a shrapnel wound to the chest. After receiving medical treatment, he was released for outpatient treatment.
Volodymyr Saldo, the Russian-appointed head of the annexed Kherson region, also reported the overnight shelling of an administrative building and a private home. He said there were no casualties.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an Easter truce on April 9, which calls for a complete cessation of hostilities by the end of April 12.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared the country's readiness to take "mirror steps," noting that Kyiv had previously proposed a ceasefire for the Easter period and intends to act in accordance with this approach.
