New Delhi, April 21 -- A one-day Easter ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to hold on Sunday (April 19), with both Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of violating the truce with hundreds of attacks. The brief pause in hostilities-meant to last until midnight Moscow time-was marred by artillery fire, drone strikes, and frontline skirmishes, dashing hopes of a peaceful holiday.

"There were no other commands," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS, confirming that Putin had not ordered an extension of the ceasefire.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of merely pretending to observe the ceasefire, saying Moscow launched 67 assaults between midnight and 8 p.m. local time on Sunday.

"Either ...