On the night of April 20, 2025, amid the declared Easter truce, the Ukrainian conflict zone experienced a rare moment of relative calm. According to military sources, there were virtually no drone or artillery attacks from Russia or Ukraine. However, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted in his nightly address, the truce likely did not extend to Russia’s border regions of Belgorod and Kursk, where he said fighting was continuing. The statement underscores the fragility of the temporary ceasefire and the continuing tensions in certain regions.

The lack of large-scale attacks on Easter night was a notable development in a protracted conflict where intense shelling and drone strikes have long been commonplace. Analysts attribute the lull to the religious context of the holiday, which is traditionally accompanied by calls for peace. However, localized fighting in border areas mentioned by Zelenskyy points to a lack of full control over the ceasefire, although there have been no official statements from Russia yet.