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1/ Russian warbloggers are strongly critical of Putin's so-called 'Easter ceasefire' in Ukraine. One calls it a gift to 'Donny Trump'; others point out that the Ukrainians will be able to use it to their advantage, and describe it as a trap. ⬇️
2/ 'Ghost of Novorossiya' invokes the famous Simpsons rake-stepping meme to criticise the ceasefire indirectly: "In honour of the festive truce, I will break my ban on advertising on the channel.

Advertisement of agricultural equipment: Minsk rake, model 3.0, 11-year warranty." Image
3/ 'Time_of_Tremor' comments that "it is very difficult to say why and for what purpose [the ceasefires] are being carried out."
4/ "It would be logical to make such a gesture, having an unconditional advantage in the air, in order to track logistics: rotation, airborne forces, food depots and ammunition, which will be actively and painstakingly carried out.
5/ After which, the very next minute after its end, to carry out pinpoint strikes on such objects.

But the key word was "...would be" . And as my comrade in arms says: "... but if". If what, why, for what and for what purpose?
6/ "I am not a politician, but just an ordinary soldier and I, perhaps, lack a broad outlook to understand the next move in this chess game."

The private Telegram channel 'A clerk from headquarters' writes that some forces on both sides won't be observing the ceasefire:
7/ "Zelensky does not control all the national brigades, and cannot give them an order. In the Kursk region, there is generally a counter-terrorist operation, and no one is going to stop anything there. Somehow everything is crooked and askew ...
8/ "Over the past 2 months, the front line has been stationary, without serious progress. Freezing the theatre of military operations, what a prospect! Both sides have received a respite, at least for [carrying out] rotations.
9/ "On Monday, mutual strikes on different parts of the front will continue, at the moment everyone is observing a clear decrease in activity. We are observing."

'NgP intelligence' similarly comments that "It is indeed quieter than usual at the front."
10/ "Ukrainian citizens loyal to Russia, who are forced to deal with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, report that the units are indeed given the order not to open fire first, but the order is verbal.
11/ "A significant number of enemy units refuse to carry out such an order, citing the lack of a written order.

To tell the truth, such silence is more stressful than a cannonade, because you are expecting to get hit by definition."
12/ 'Major Grom' speculates that the ceasefire is Putin's gift to Trump:

"Dear friend Donny Trump got a little Easter present today.

I predict that today the US President will loudly declare at least ten times that he STOPPED THE WAR IN 100 DAYS."
13/ 'Romanov Light' suggests that the ceasefire meant as a trap for the Ukrainians, "to show that the enemy is incapable of complying with agreements. The only question is how many lives of our fighters this 'action' will take."
14/ "Based on this, we will most likely declare to the US that the enemy is not capable of observing any agreements. Beautiful.

"Objectively, the Ukrainian leadership, even if mutual agreements are reached, is not capable of ensuring a complete ceasefire.
15/ "The reason is the presence in the Ukrainian Armed Forces of a huge number of "independent" groups such as the terrorist "Azov", "Ptah Madyar", various "volunteer corps" and mercenaries, etc."
16/ 'Direct action⚡Z' criticises Putin for initiating the ceasefire, portraying it as a display of weakness to curry favour with the Americans:

"Another gesture of goodwill is senseless and harmful."
17/ "Putin wants to please the Americans, to demonstrate that he is ready to make peace. All this is useless, the Americans understand only force, they perceive gestures of goodwill as weakness.
18/ "A month has passed since we did not hit the enemy's energy infrastructure, while the hohols [Ukrainians] were happy to do exactly the opposite.
19/ "And how did compliance with the agreements help, did the white gentlemen begin to treat us better, more often approvingly pat us on the shoulder?
20/ "Zelensky will be the most grateful. Naturally, he is not going to observe any truces. But he will gladly take advantage of the respite."

'Blue Z Beard' worries about the advantages that the ceasefire will provide for the Ukrainians:
21/ "Putting aside the moral side of the question about humanism and so on, the mistake from the point of view of what is happening on the battlefield is the loss of initiative in conditions when we are slowly but surely advancing.
22/ "Giving the enemy a break is giving him a gift. They need a break more than we do.

Of course, a day or two of ceasefire is not capable of destroying the inertia of the process, but a week will seriously affect the combat initiative, not to mention a month.
23/ "Now, in conditions when, for better or worse, the fire has really died down in most areas, it is time for reconnaissance UAVs. And they are recording a hasty rotation on both sides of the front.
24/ "That is, preparations are underway to continue military operations with renewed vigour.

Yes, our intelligence records who arrived where, but it is impossible to do this 100%.
25/ "I repeat: in two days the Ukrops will not have time to pull up significant forces for rotation, but if it is decided to continue playing at Orthodox humanism further and give at least a week's pause, then I will not be surprised if as a result of this we seriously sag,…
26/ …for example, the Novoselivka or Zaporizhzhia direction in the area of ​​Mali Shcherbaky."

'Fighterbomber' complains that rather than getting any rest, Russian air force personnel have been inundated with pointless busywork:
27/ "Classes.
Photo reports.
Classes with photo reports.
Restoring notebooks #1,2,3,.. 666, 1991, 200076544/56
Photo reports against the background of classes.
Plans for preparing for classes for tomorrow. Writing essays on the topic "how I spent the first day of the truce" etc.
28/ "Who the hell knows where all this could have come from in a couple of hours. But it came about somehow."
29/ Anastasia Kashevarova says she would rather not have a truce at all but would instead "bomb all their decision-making points with holy shells. All trains with equipment. Towers, bridges, railways."
30/ "My holy good on the eve of Easter is to target Oreshnik [missiles] with holy water on Bankova [street in Kyiv where the Presidential Office is located], so that the devils there burn. And free the people of Ukraine from these scum.
31/ "Our President is a true believer. Only a true believer can treat the enemy like that...

As soon as the sacred good from Vladimir Putin is violated, then there is a complete carte blanche to inflict good from our fighters.
32/ "Appreciate our President, Ukrainians. He pities you, unlike your devil."

'Major Grom' looks forward to the fighting resuming tomorrow: "On Monday, of course, the slaughter will resume - well, no one promised to stop it completely)))" /end

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