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Putin unleashes barrage of drones and missiles in massive air raid on Ukraine hours after ‘Easter truce’ ends
Sun UK ^ | 4/21/2025 | Patrick Harrington

Posted on 04/21/2025 2:29:10 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

VLADIMIR Putin launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as soon as the 30-hour Easter Truce was over.

He also reportedly flouted the truce period almost 3,000 times with attacks during his own-imposed mini ceasefire. Russia hammered the border regions of Sumy and Kharkiv with aerial bombs soon after the midnight end of the so-called truce.

Explosions were also reported in the Mykolaiv, Kherson, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

The truce, lasting little over a day, was proposed by Putin from 6pm on Saturday to midnight on Sunday, for what he called "humanitarian considerations".

President Zelensky accused Putin of making a mockery of his own "truce" by repeated launching 2,839 attacks and drone incursions on its territory during the 30 hours.

And any hope that the agreement might lead to a longer period of peace has been dashed with the resumption of heavy warfare.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: putin; russia; ukraine; zeeperporn

1 posted on 04/21/2025 2:29:10 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

So I guess extension of the truce is a “No”.


2 posted on 04/21/2025 3:35:06 AM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: Adder

So if by truce you mean pitin will continue to attack Ukraine “peacefully “ then yes the “truce” is still on😎


3 posted on 04/21/2025 4:00:56 AM PDT by blitz128
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To: marcusmaximus

Usually the one calling a truce is the one who needs to rearm, resupply and reinforce their troops the most.


4 posted on 04/21/2025 4:18:20 AM PDT by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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To: marcusmaximus

And we are to believe the mercs fighting for The Ukraine sat on their thumbs and did nutting.
Uh-huh


5 posted on 04/21/2025 4:22:34 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: marcusmaximus

What a mess. There won’t be a peaceful ending to this anytime soon. Putin cannot be trusted, could never be trusted, and counting on Pres. Trump’s cutbacks in many areas and spending more on our own military, so Putin can be more aggressive with Ukraine. Zelinsky on the other hand does not seem very grateful for our billions we’ve given Ukraine without any real accountability of how it was spent. Either the rest of Europe needs to stand up, or Ukraine is on it’s own. We need to spend more money on our military or China will surpass us, and all too soon.


6 posted on 04/21/2025 4:24:18 AM PDT by Omnivore-Dan ( )
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To: marcusmaximus
Love the pithy “as soon as the 30-hour Easter Truce was over” which Harrington serves up this day.
7 posted on 04/21/2025 4:33:12 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Steven Tyler
And we are to believe the mercs fighting for The Ukraine sat on their thumbs and did nutting.

Ukraine agreed to the US planned 30 day total ceasefire. Putin refused.

War is continuing ONLY because Putin refuses to stop invading and annexing Ukraines territory.

8 posted on 04/21/2025 5:16:53 AM PDT by tlozo
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To: tlozo

your’re insane
hop on a jet and fight on the line of contact


9 posted on 04/21/2025 5:31:32 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: marcusmaximus

But you told us that RuZZia was just a gas station with nukes Maxipad! How can they still be firing missiles and drones 3 years into the war in massive salvos? They must have had their orc scientists develop tech to make shovels fly.


10 posted on 04/21/2025 6:25:53 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( )
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To: tlozo

“Putin refuses to stop invading and annexing Ukraines territory.”

You have been telling us that RuZZia is losing and now you say the RuZZians are annexing territory. Which is it?


11 posted on 04/21/2025 6:28:07 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( )
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To: marcusmaximus

Well, tgat IS what a pruden adversary would do folling a respite...or I mean, DURING a respite.

So....your opponent is diabolically/deadly prudent. He would be fyling your flag right now if he were not!!

What were YOU doing during this respite?


12 posted on 04/21/2025 6:45:11 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: Omnivore-Dan

Welcome to Free Republic.

“Either the rest of Europe needs to stand up...”,

They talk a lot, I’ll give them that.


13 posted on 04/21/2025 7:18:54 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck, 1980, Reno, NV)
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To: marcusmaximus

What Easter truce?

When did Zelensky agree to a ceasefire?


14 posted on 04/21/2025 8:38:46 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Nobody elected Elon Musk? Well nobody elected the Deep State either.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Thanks. Been here before, a long time ago probably 15 years or more. May not last much longer this time around, too much bs in the world, have to get away from it from time to time. But, in the meantime, the rest of Europe thinks we’re going to pay for everything forever. Been taking advantage for too long. Screw them and Ukraine. I don’t need German sausage or beer, or French wine or cheese or Italian prosciutto, or anything from Europe really. Tariff their asses off.


15 posted on 04/21/2025 11:03:59 AM PDT by Omnivore-Dan ( )
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