Russia and Ukraine on Saturday accused each other of ‌violating a brief ceasefire in their four-year-old war hours into the truce put in place to mark Orthodox Easter.

Attacks by Ukrainian Drone on Russian territory will cease with the end of the special military operation, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexey Chepa said, News.az reports citing Gazeta.Ru .

The Belgorod region has declared a regional state of emergency due to the escalating situation, with authorities considering elevating the emergency status to the federal level, the region's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel on Wednesday, News.az reports citing Gazeta.ru .