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Putin announces 30 hour Ukraine ceasefire over Easter. Warring sides swap record number of POW

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in the largest exchange since Moscow's full-scale invasion started over three years ago.

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00:00Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine.
00:06According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will last from 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday to midnight after Easter Sunday.
00:13Putin said he had ordered all military actions to be stopped for this period.
00:30The Ukrainian side is announced as a Pascale Agreement. I ask for this period to stop all military actions.
00:40We are starting from the fact that the Ukrainian side is following our example.
00:44The announcement came as Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces pushed Ukrainian forces from one of their last remaining footholds in Russia's Kuzk region.
00:53Russian attacks in Ukrainian cities over the past week have left dozens of civilians dead.
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