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    National Guard Corps units received military numbers

    Both corps formations received Crimean military unit designations.

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    US wants Putin to extend Easter truce beyond Sunday, State Department says

    US wants Putin to extend Easter truce beyond Sunday, State Department says

    The United States aims to secure “a full and comprehensive ceasefire” in Ukraine beyond a temporary Easter truce, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on April 20 in a statement emailed to Reuters.

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    They Promised Me 1.2 Million – I Got 400k and Trauma

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    Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina wins 1st title in 2 years at Rouen tournament

    Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina wins 1st title in 2 years at Rouen tournament

    Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina won her first title in nearly two years on April 20 at the WTA 250 Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole.

    Svitolina, a celebrated Ukrainian athlete originally from Odesa, was chosen as one of the Ukraine’s two …

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    Ukraine war latest: Moscow violates 'Easter truce,' Ukraine brings home 277 POWs in swap with Russia

    Ukraine war latest: Moscow violates 'Easter truce,' Ukraine brings home 277 POWs in swap with Russia

    Key developments on April 19-20:

    • Multiple Russian ceasefire violations reported from front line during Easter ceasefire, Zelensky says
    • Ukraine brings home 277 POWs in swap with Russia
    • Ukraine advances in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, Zelensky says …

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    "You Will All Perish" – Russia’s Open Threat to the West

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    Putin does not plan to extend Easter 'ceasefire,' Kremlin says

    Putin does not plan to extend Easter 'ceasefire,' Kremlin says

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has given no orders to extend the so-called “Easter truce” beyond midnight on April 21, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Russian state news agency TASS.

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    Easter in Ukraine: Celebrating Faith Amid Putin’s Hollow Promises

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    Czech FM dismisses Putin's Easter truce as 'media stunt'

    Czech FM dismisses Putin's Easter truce as 'media stunt'

    Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of a temporary ceasefire on the Easter holiday amount to little more than “a media stunt,” Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on April 20.

    Putin announced on April 19 that an …

    “Evil has its hour, but God has His day” - Zelenskyy

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    Moscow proposed an Easter ceasefire. According to Ukrainian soldiers, the shooting never stopped

    Moscow proposed an Easter ceasefire. According to Ukrainian soldiers, the shooting never stopped

    Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an Easter ceasefire starting on April 19, claiming that it would “test Ukraine’s sincerity in pursuing peace talks,”  but across the front line, Ukrainian soldiers tell the Kyiv Independent …

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    Australia will continue to petition Russia for POW's release, PM says

    Australia will continue to petition Russia for POW's release, PM says

    Australia will continue to petition Russia for the release of Oscar Jenkins, an Australian citizen captured while fighting on the side of Ukraine, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on April 19.

    “We’ll continue to make …

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    Putin's strategic 'Easter Ceasefire': a tactical move to deceive and prepare for escalation

    The "Easter ceasefire," as Ukrainian analyst Oleksandr Kovalenko suggests, aims to maintain Washington's favorable stance while preparing for renewed offensives. Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing this ceasefire, Russian forces have …

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    Ukraine and Russia trade accusations over breaching the Easter Ceasefire

    In a worrying escalation, Russian military forces are reportedly ignoring a recently declared Easter ceasefire and continue their assaults on Ukrainian positions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, April 20, in a Telegram message. …

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    Scoop: Trump envoy’s conflict of interest: a Russia-linked business partner

    Editor’s note: Please don’t take our war correspondence for granted. Investigative journalism like this is among the hardest forms of reporting.

    If you’d be disappointed if The Counteroffensive didn’t exist anymore, you should probably upgrade to a …

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Russian forces target Ukrainian volunteer evacuating civilians with FPV drones during Easter 'ceasefire'

Russian forces target Ukrainian volunteer evacuating civilians with FPV drones during Easter 'ceasefire'

Russian forces during the so-called Easter ceasefire targeted a Ukrainian volunteer’s vehicle with three (first person-view) FPV drones while he was evacuating civilians in Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainska Pravda reported on April 20.

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Russia’s war on Ukraine. 19.04.25

On the Kursk direction, Russian forces advanced on the northern outskirts of Hornal and attempted to advance near Oleshnia.

On the Belgorod direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked near Popovka and Demidovka.

On the Kharkiv direction, Russian …

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Tears and joy at largest POW swap between Ukraine and Russia

Tears and joy at largest POW swap between Ukraine and Russia

Ukraine brought home another 277 soldiers in a major prisoner exchange with Russia ahead of the Easter holiday on April 19.

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Fox News labels Kyiv a Russian city, Ukraine calls for 'apology and investigation'

Fox News labels Kyiv a Russian city, Ukraine calls for 'apology and investigation'

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has called out Fox News for labeling Kyiv a “Russian city” during its news broadcast.

During its coverage of Easter services on April 20, Fox News aired footage of religious services from around the world, …

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Multiple Russian ceasefire violations reported from front line during Easter ceasefire, Zelensky says

Multiple Russian ceasefire violations reported from front line during Easter ceasefire, Zelensky says

Multiple Russian ceasefire violations across the front line have been reported since an Easter truce was declared by the Kremlin, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on April 20.

Russia’s Easter ceasefire was supposed to come into effect at 6 …

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Ukraine's partisans report 'panic' among Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, claim Russian officers' families have fled

Ukraine's partisans report 'panic' among Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, claim Russian officers' families have fled

Families of senior officers in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet have left Crimea in recent weeks, the Ukrainian partisan group Atesh reported on April 20.

The group claimed that an internal directive was issued by Russian authorities in early April, mandating …

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Russia 'working hard' to return Wagner POWs, Ukraine's HUR says

Russia 'working hard' to return Wagner POWs, Ukraine's HUR says

Mercenaries who fought for Wagner Group in Ukraine are among those at the top of the list of requests from the Kremlin in prisoner swaps, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) said on April 20.

Speaking on national television, HUR spokesperson …

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At least 3 killed, 9 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past 24 hours

At least 3 killed, 9 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past 24 hours

At least three people were killed and nine others injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day, according to local authorities.

Russian forces shelled settlements in Donetsk Oblast 18 times over the past day, according to Governor …

81st Brigade received Stryker vehicles

Another unit of the Air Assault Forces rearms to Stryker vehicles.

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China's Russian coal imports increase slightly after long decline

China's Russian coal imports increase slightly after long decline

China’s imports of Russian coal in March rose by 6% year-on-year after falling over the previous year, data from Beijing’s General Administration of Customs showed on April 20.

China had been decreasing coal imports from Russia despite a …