Moscow breaks the self-declared truce and promises to continue with its plans for Ukraine

 

Local authorities said on Sunday that at least one person was killed in Russia's overnight bombardment of parts of eastern Ukraine after Moscow broke its own Christmas ceasefire and threatened to continue fighting until it overcame its neighbour.

A 36-hour truce along the line of contact was imposed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday in order to commemorate the Orthodox Christmas of Russia and Ukraine, which fell on Saturday. The cease-fire had been rejected by Ukraine, and shelling was occurring along the lines.

According to Oleh Sinehubov, the region's governor, Russian shelling caused the death of a 50-year-old man in Kharkiv's northeast, he claimed. Moments after midnight in Moscow, the news was announced.

Christmas has historically been observed by the majority of Orthodox Christians in Ukraine and Russia on January 7. The biggest Orthodox Church in Ukraine, however, permitted a Dec. 25 celebration this year. However, a large number of people commemorated the occasion on Saturday by packing churches and cathedrals.

According to the Kremlin, Moscow will continue its so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine, which Kyiv and its Western allies see as an aggressive attempt to seize territory.

According to Sergei Kiriyenko, Putin's first deputy chief of staff, "the duties established by the president (Putin) for the special military operation will still be completed."

And there will undoubtedly be a win.

The conflict, now in its eleventh month, which has killed thousands of people, uprooted millions of people, and reduced Ukrainian cities to ruins, has no end in sight.

Blasts were also recorded by Ukrainian authorities in areas that are part of the larger Donbas region, the frontline of the conflict where combat has been ongoing for months.

According to Pavlo Kyrylenko, the governor of the Ukrainian province of Donetsk, nine missile attacks occurred on the area overnight, including seven on the damaged city of Kramatorsk. There were no fatalities, according to early reports.

A local official reported hearing explosions in the city of Zaporizhzhia, which serves as the region's administrative hub, without immediately providing information on injuries or property damage.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, claimed on Wednesday that Russia is preparing a significant new onslaught. Putin's goal of annexing Ukrainian land, according to the Pentagon, has not altered, despite the fact that his military is still taking hits.

Growing worries have been raised about Belarus, a steadfast supporter of Moscow, being used as a staging area for an attack on Ukraine from the north as a result of increased military activity there and a recent movement of Russian soldiers.