Revision History

Russia and Ukraine each reported thousands of violations within hours of a 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire declared by Vladimir Putin on April 10, 2026, with Ukraine logging 2,299 incidents and Russia claiming 1,971 by the following morning. The rapid collapse — dominated by drone strikes on both sides — follows a pattern of failed truces stretching back to 2014, and underscores the absence of independent monitoring, the strategic incentives behind performative ceasefires, and the structural conditions experts say must be met before any durable halt to fighting can hold.