PoliticsWar Ukraine and Russia each current proof of power truce violations to the US. Thursday, April 3, 2025

Ukraine has offered the US with affirmation of Russian strikes on power infrastructure, which breaches the ceasefire settlement. President Zelenskyy notes that Ukraine has documented each violation and expects a reciprocal response. Russia additionally despatched the US, the UN, and the OSCE a “listing of violations” regarding Ukraine’s breaches of the power truce. Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov claims that Russian troops are adhering to the moratorium established within the settlement between Trump and Putin on March 18.

Nonetheless, the Kremlin has continued its intensive night-time shelling of Ukraine nearly each evening, prompting Zelenskyy to name for elevated stress on Russia. On April 2, the aggressor launched 74 drones over Ukraine, 14 of which focused Kharkiv, leading to hits and accidents amongst civilians. There have been additionally strikes on power amenities, together with artillery assaults within the Sumy area and Nikopol, leaving practically 4,000 households with out electrical energy. The Kremlin additionally reported an assault consisting of round 100 drones. Moreover, the spokesperson for the Naval Forces of Ukraine, Dmytro Pletenchuk, famous the absence of an official ceasefire settlement between Ukraine and Russia within the Black Sea.