Zelenskyy accuses Russia of trying to create 'impression' of cease-fire and repeats call for 30-day truce

• Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an Easter cease-fire in Ukraine.
• Russian military operations were supposed to cease from Saturday evening until midnight Monday.
• But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said "isolated" attacks have continued.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early Sunday that Russian forces were "continuing isolated attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine" despite Moscow's Easter cease-fire announcement.

In a morning update, Zelenskyy said the Russian army was "attempting to create the general impression of a ceasefire."

"Across various frontline directions, there have already been 59 cases of Russian shelling and 5 assaults by Russian units," Zelenskyy wrote on X, citing a report from Ukrainian Armed Forces commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.

He added that Russian forces had also carried out artillery strikes and used drones in Russia's Kursk region, where the two sides have been locked in combat since Kyiv launched a surprise offensive last summer.

During a meeting at the Kremlin on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin had called for his forces to cease all military operations from 6 p.m. Moscow time Saturday to midnight Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a post on Telegram.

"Guided by humanitarian motives, the Russian side announces an Easter cease-fire," the statement read. "I hereby order all military operations ceased for this period."

The statement said Moscow expected Ukraine to follow its example but that Russian forces should be "prepared to repel possible cease-fire violations and provocations by the enemy, as well as any aggressive acts on their part."

But in a series of social media updates, Zelenskyy said Russian attacks had not subsided and cast doubt on Moscow's motives for the cease-fire.

"According to the Commander-in-Chief reports, Russian assault operations continue on several frontline sectors, and Russian artillery fire has not subsided. Therefore, there is no trust in words coming from Moscow," he wrote on Saturday evening.

On Sunday, Zelenskyy also reiterated his call for the so-called Easter truce to be extended to 30 days, saying the offer "remains on the table" and that Ukraine would "act in accordance with the actual situation on the ground."

It comes after President Donald Trump said Friday that he would "take a pass" on attempting to broker a peace deal between the two sides if "one of the two parties makes it very difficult."