Some Ukrainian troops said that, while quieter, fighting hadn't stopped despite Moscow purportedly ordering a 36-hour ceasefire to observe Orthodox Christmas.
A group of Ukrainian soldiers visit the graves of their loved ones killed during Russia-Ukraine war at Lychakiv Cemetery during Orthodox Christmas Eve, in Lviv, Ukraine, on 6 January, 2023.Russian and Ukrainian forces have exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv.
A local resident runs past a burning house hit by the Russian shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, on the Orthodox Christmas Eve Friday, 6 January, 2023.Russia's defence ministry said its troops began observing the ceasefire from noon Moscow time "along the entire line of contact", but said Ukraine had kept up shelling populated areas and military positions.
"The situation today is exactly the same as yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week and last month," said one, concealing his face with a scarf. "There is no point in talking to them, in believing in their promises, orders and decrees."
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