Zelenskyy calls Putin’s ceasefire a ‘failure’ as Russian shells pummel Ukraine | 5 factors

Moscow has ended a self-declared Christmas ceasefire and vowed to push on with fight till it reaches a victory over its neighbour. A 50-year-old man died within the northeastern area of Kharkiv because of Russia’s shelling, Oleh Sinehubov, the governor of the area instructed Reuters.

“The tasks set by the president (Putin) for the special military operation will still be fulfilled,” the Russian state TASS company quoted Putin’s first deputy chief of employees, Sergei Kiriyenko, as saying. “And there definitely will be a victory,” he mentioned.

The 36-hour truce declared by Putin was supposed to start at noon Moscow time on Friday — the Orthodox Christmas Eve — and was as a result of stay in impact till midnight Saturday. But bombings continued all through Ukrainian celebrations, killing at the very least three and injuring 14, the Kyiv impartial reported.