A woman was killed in Russian attacks on Orthodox Easter Sunday, It was buried under debris in and around the Ukrainian northeastern city of Kharkiv and 24 people were injured, regional officials said. Public broadcaster Saspilne reported power outages in parts of the Kharkiv region and the adjacent Sumy region after reports of drone attacks and explosions. Vadim Fylashkin, head of the military administration in the Donetsk region, said Two people killed in shelling in Pokrovsk city and two were wounded in Chasiv Yar, west of the Russian-held town of Bakhmut.
In his Easter address, Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to “unite in a common prayer.”, Standing in front of Kiev’s St. Sophia Cathedral, Zelensky called on Ukrainians to pray for each other and the front-line soldiers. “And we believe: god has a chevron with ukrainian flag Over his shoulder,” said the president, dressed in traditional embroidered Ukrainian attire drying Shirt and khaki trousers. “So with such an ally, life will surely triumph over death.” Most Ukrainians identify themselves as Orthodox Christians, although the church is divided. Many belong to the Independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine. The rival Ukrainian Orthodox Church was loyal to the patriarch in Moscow until it seceded from Russia after the 2022 invasion and is viewed with suspicion by many Ukrainians.
Vladimir Putin did not explicitly mention war in his Easter message When he attended a Moscow Easter service led by the head of the country’s Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill. Instead he thanked Kirill for his “meaningful cooperation in the current difficult period, when it is very important for us.” Unite our efforts for the stable development and strengthening of the Fatherland.”
Russian troops have taken over Ruined Village of Ochertyn in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said. It is northwest of Avdiivka, which the Russians captured in February after suffering heavy losses of personnel and equipment. The Reuters news agency said there was no comment from Ukrainian officials or the military, but unofficial Ukrainian war bloggers indicated that Ocheratin was under Russian control.
In Sumy, Russian drone attacks left critical infrastructure, including water supplies and hospitals running on backup powerOfficials said.
Authorities in Kiev urged residents to observe Orthodox Easter services online due to security concerns. Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration, warned that “even on such bright days of celebration, we can expect bad actions from the aggressor,
Ukraine’s Eurovision 2016 winner Jamala has said that her country Can’t afford to boycott song contest Because it requires opportunity remind Europe of Russia’s invasion, Artists have been called on to refuse to participate if Israel gets involved while the war in Gaza continues. The opening round begins on Tuesday in Malmo, Sweden.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has reached Paris Where his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will be He urged Xi to use his influence with Russia over the war in Ukraine, Apart from calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time shortly after Macron’s visit to Beijing in 2023, Xi has done nothing. “If the Chinese want to deepen relationships with European partners, it is really important that they Listen to us and start taking this seriously,” a French diplomatic source said. Xi is due to meet Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday.
In an article for Le Figaro, Xi said he wanted to work with the international community to find ways to resolve the conflict arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while claiming that China was “neither a party nor a participant” in the conflict., “We hope that peace and stability will quickly return to Europe and we intend to work with France and the entire international community to find good ways to resolve the crisis.”