Today we are more convinced of a new victory for Ukraine and we are convinced that it will not be destroyed by any hordes and any injusticesaid Volodimir Zelensky in a recorded message in front of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in kyiv.

Traditionally crowded for Orthodox Easter celebrations, Ukrainian churches have not gathered as many faithful as before, kyiv authorities have asked clergy to avoid massive gatherings for fear that the areas of worship has become targets of Russia’s artillery.

New deadly bombings in the east

Two children died after Russia’s strike on Sunday morning in the Donetsk region, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote in the Telegram.

Two young victims, girls aged 5 and 14, died when the building in Ocheretinsk where they lived was destroyed.

For his part, the governor of the Luhansk region, Serhiy Gaidai, wrote on social networks that eight of his fellow citizens died in the sun on Saturday. His counterpart in the Dnipro region, in the far west, reported the death of a 48-year-old man on Sunday morning.

The larger region of Donbass and eastern Ukraine has been the scene, since the beginning of the week, of a wide -ranging Russian offensive. Despite the intensity of the clashes, the Ukrainians were able to repel many of the attacks directed against them, the British intelligence service reports in its daily report.

Kremlin forces have however made gains over the past few days, but at the cost of heavy losses, it has been said. Low morale [des Russes] and the limited time they have to replenish their ranks, re -equip and rearrange weakens their effectiveness in combat.is it also written in the technical briefing published by the intelligence service.