Russia declared a temporary 32-hour ceasefire to mark Orthodox Easter, starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday and lasting through Sunday, following calls from Kyiv for a pause in the fighting over the holiday period.
Ukraine and Russia exchanged 175 prisoners of war as the ceasefire took effect Saturday.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X Saturday that Ukraine would “adhere to the ceasefire” but “respond strictly in kind” to any potential violations.
“If there are no Russian strikes, there will be no response from us,” he said. But he added that “every Ukrainian unit retains the right to respond.”