Russia Vs Ukraine War Update | Ukraine Claims Russia Continues Shelling Despite Ceasefire

Russia Vs Ukraine War Update | Ukraine Claims Russia Continues Shelling Despite Ceasefire | News18Artillery fire could be heard on the frontline near Kreminna in eastern Ukraine on Friday (January 6) even after the official start of a unilateral ceasefire declared by Moscow and rejected by Kyiv.President Vladimir Putin ordered the 36-hour ceasefire from midday on Friday to observe Orthodox Christmas. Kyiv has said it has no intention to stop fighting, rejecting the purported truce as a stunt by Moscow to buy time to reinforce troops that have taken heavy losses this week.Russia’s defence ministry said its troops began observing the ceasefire from noon Moscow time (0900 GMT)But servicemen of the 80th Air Asault Brigade positioned near Kreminna in eastern Donbass said there were no signs of ceasefire.”Nothing has changed since midday, the shelling continues. They wanted some quiet and tried to mislead us hoping we would believe it. They have been lying all the time since 2014 saying ‘ceasefire, ceasefire’ while shelling us,” said Ukrainian serviceman who introduced himself with his nom de guerre Psikho.”The situation today is exactly the same as yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week and last month. Nothing has changed despite the enemy apparently declaring a ceasefire over Christmas, ” said Mykola, the unit commander.The Orthodox Church observes Christmas on Jan. 7. Although the main Orthodox Church in Ukraine has rejected the authority of Moscow, and many Ukrainian believers have shifted their calendar to celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 as in the West, some still mark the holiday in January.Soldiers of the unit visited by Reuters shared a Christmas Eve meal and toasted the festive season on their positions near Kreminna