MOSCOW, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The intensity of shelling and combat operations by the Ukrainian forces during the Orthodox Easter ceasefire decreased during daylight hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday, accusing the Ukrainian forces of 6,558 violations of the truce.
The ministry said that despite the announcement of the Easter ceasefire, Ukrainian forces continued to launch strikes using drones and artillery against Russian positions, as well as against civilian infrastructure in the border areas of Russia's Belgorod and Kursk regions.
Despite the truce, the Ukrainian armed forces carried out 694 attacks on Russian military positions, and a Ukrainian drone damaged a gas station in the city of Lgov in the Kursk region, the ministry added.
With the ceasefire's expiration, the Russian Armed Forces resumed the special military operation, the defense ministry added.
Both Russia and Ukraine reported continued hostilities despite the ceasefire. ■