On Friday morning, state-run Russian TV declared that a ceasefire had come into effect along the entire front line of Ukraine, so that residents in these areas could celebrate Orthodox Christmas. Nevertheless, journalists from AFP claimed that they could hear artillery fire both in and out of the town of Bakhmut, both before and after 12 o’clock in Moscow. This is the time the Russians said the peace would begin. The governing authorities in Ukraine also claim that Russian forces have attacked the town of Kramatorsk in the east of the country. – The occupiers hit the city with rockets twice, government adviser Kyrylo Tymoshenko wrote on social media, adding that a block of flats was hit, but no one was killed. – There were at least four explosions. They are talking about a truce. These are the ones we are at war with. Newly recruited Russian forces during a send-off ceremony in Omsk, Russia. The picture was taken on 6 January 2023. Photo: ALEXEY MALGAVKO / Reuters According to the Ukrainians, Kherson was also hit by an attack on Friday, where several people are said to have been killed or injured. It was not clear in this message whether this took place before or after 12 o’clock. At the same time, Russia blames Ukrainian forces for bombing areas with Russian residents, as well as military positions, despite the Russians not firing. None of the information has been independently confirmed. Still one-sided The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas Eve on 6 January and Christmas Day on 7 January. On Thursday, the Russian Patriarch Kirill asked the Russian defense forces to introduce a 36-hour ceasefire to facilitate the celebrations. President Vladimir Putin then gave the order to the Ministry of Defense from Friday morning. The Ukrainian authorities did not want this ceasefire, partly because the president believes they will use it as a cover to stop the Ukrainian advance in Donbas and bring in more equipment. Patriarch Kirill and President Vladimir Putin talk together during a church service in 2019. The two leaders are said to have very close ties. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP His advisor, Mykhailo Podoljak, dismissed the ceasefire proposal as “propaganda” and “a trap”. – The war ends when Russian soldiers leave Ukraine or are thrown out, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Thursday. Despite this, Russian media have announced that the country’s forces have stopped firing. At the same time, Russia blames Ukrainian forces for “violations” by not stopping itself.
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