Russia is massively deploying military equipment to northern Donetsk Oblast, taking advantage of the ceasefire

Occupation forces are openly moving convoys of military equipment from the Berdyansk direction, using the Easter “ceasefire” to reinforce their units. 

This was reported by the Telegram channel of Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation. 

According to the head of the Center, Mariupol is serving as a transit hub, and the redeployment of forces is taking place without any attempts to conceal the maneuvers. Additionally, the deployment of mobile checkpoints has been observed at the post-bridge near the Azovstal plant, which is a standard practice of the invaders prior to the passage of military convoys. Monitoring of the further movement of Russian reserves within the occupied territories is currently underway.

From the start of the day through 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, the Russian army carried out 55 assault operations against the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. 

Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, is preparing an appeal to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross regarding the execution of four Ukrainian prisoners of war and an evacuation team. The execution took place during the declared Easter ceasefire. 

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin announced a temporary cessation of hostilities on the front lines, effective from 4:00 p.m. Moscow time on April 11 until the end of the day on April 12, 2026.