President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russian Federation refused the offer to cease fire on Easter. He announced this in an address.

“Unfortunately, Russia rejected the proposal to establish an Easter truce. This very well demonstrates how the leaders of this state actually relate to the Christian faith, to one of the most joyful and important holidays.. But we keep hope. Hope for peace, hope that life will conquer death,” Zelensky said..

In his appeal, he also called on residents of the southern regions of Ukraine, in particular Kherson and Zaporozhye, to pay special attention to what information they provide about themselves to the Russian occupiers..

“If they ask you to fill out some forms, leave your passport data somewhere, then you should know that this is not to help you, not just to enumerate people living in a certain territory, as they say. Not. And not to give you some kind of humanitarian aid,"

He noted that the real intention of the occupiers is "

At the same time, Zelensky warned that the creation of the so-called KhNR, the implementation of a new annexation by the Russian military, would only lead to new powerful sanctions strikes against Russia..