A portrait of a soldier from the ‘Taifun’ unmanned aerial vehicle unit holding a new model ‘Marsianin’ attack drone in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on April 7, 2026. After years of developing systems and know-how to fend off Russia’s drone attacks, Ukraine is now offering its hard-won expertise and counter-drone technology to other countries. Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of thousands of ceasefire violations during Orthodox Easter, with both sides reporting continued attacks despite a declared holiday truce.
Ukraine’s military said Sunday that Russian forces carried out 2,299 violations of the ceasefire as of 7 a.m., including artillery shelling, drone strikes, and ground assaults across multiple front-line zones.
