Moscow ends self-proclaimed ceasefire, vows to press ahead in Ukraine

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
self-declared Christmas ceasefire and vowed to push on with combat until it reaches a victory over its neighbour.President Vladimir Putin
Ukraine had rejected the truce, and there was shelling along the frontline.A 50-year-old man died in the northeastern region of Kharkiv as a
The news came minutes after midnight in Moscow.Most Ukrainian Orthodox Christians have traditionally celebrated Christmas on Jan
7, as have Orthodox Christians in Russia
25 celebration
Still, many observed the holiday on Saturday, flocking into churches and cathedrals.The Kremlin said that Moscow will press ahead with what
in its 11th month, which has killed thousands, displaced millions and turned Ukrainian cities into rubble.Ukrainian officials also reported
governor of the Donetsk region in Ukraine, said that there were nine missile strikes on the region overnight, including seven on the
battered city of Kramatorsk
According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.Blasts were also heard in the city of Zaporizhzhia, the administrative centre
Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia is planning a major new offensive
north after increasing military activity in the country and fresh transfer of Russian troops there.Unofficial Telegram channels monitoring
military activity in Belarus reported late on Saturday that some 1,400-1,600 Russian troops arrived from Russia into the northeastern city
of Vitebsk in Belarus over the past two days.Reuters was not able to independently verify the information.Source - Reuters-Agencies
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