On April 21 local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that after the Easter truce, the Russian armed forces continued to carry out special military operations.

  The Russian Ministry of Defense said that during the Easter ceasefire, the intensity of artillery attacks in the Ukrainian army dropped significantly. The Russian army strictly abides by the ceasefire system and sticks to its positions.

  The Russian military has recorded 4,900 incidents of Ukrainian armed forces violating the ceasefire agreement. The air defense forces shot down 104 Ukrainian drones on the same day. (Central Channel reporter Wang Xinjun)

[Editor in charge: Wang Jinzhi]