Putin announces the ceasefire in Ukraine … for this reason

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today, Saturday, the ceasefire in Ukraine temporarily during the “Easter”, according to the Kremlin.
According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will continue from 1,800 pm Moscow time (1500 GMT) today until midnight Sunday (2100 GMT).

The ceasefire in Ukraine

“The Russian side, driven by humanitarian considerations, a truce on the occasion of Easter today,” Putin’s press service quoted Putin as saying at a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff Valerie Gerasimov.
As of the hour of 1800 until midnight on Sunday, my orders are to stop all military actions during this period. ”Putin added:“ We believe that the Ukrainian side will follow our example.

The war of Russia and Ukraine

He continued: At the same time, our forces should be ready to repel potential violations of the armistice and provocations from the enemy, or any of his hostile actions.
The announcement came on the same day when the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its forces repelled the Ukrainian forces from one of its last strongholds in the Russian Kursk region.
The ministry added that the Russian forces took control of the village of Olishia, located on the border with Ukraine.