Russia's 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire collapsed almost immediately after taking effect Saturday, with Ukraine's military command logging 469 violations by late evening, including 153 shelling attacks, 275 FPV drone strikes, 22 assault actions, and 19 attack drone strikes. The Kremlin had announced the truce window running from 4pm local time Saturday through end of day Sunday, following Putin's order issued Thursday, more than a week after Zelensky first proposed the pause. Russia's Kursk Governor Alexander Khinshtein simultaneously accused Ukraine of striking a gas station in Lgov with a drone, injuring three people including a baby, illustrating that both sides traded blame even as Ukrainian tallies dominated the incident count. The breakdown mirrors last Easter's ceasefire, which also collapsed amid mutual accusations of hundreds of violations. Zelensky used his Saturday address to call for an extended ceasefire and framed Russia's response as a signal to Washington. Against that backdrop, broader diplomacy remains frozen: US-led peace talks have stalled in recent weeks, and the core territorial dispute, Russia demanding full Donetsk control, Ukraine proposing a front-line freeze, remains unresolved. The two sides did exchange 175 prisoners of war each, plus 14 civilians, suggesting narrow humanitarian coordination persists even as the military track deteriorates.
Venezuela's earthquake death toll has reached 1,430 with the US Geological Survey warning fatalities could top 10,000, placing it among Latin America's deadliest in a century. US military planes are landing in Caracas, Washington is mobilising $150 million in aid, and rescue teams from 17 countries are on the ground.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
