The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it would welcome the extension beyond Sunday of a one-day Easter ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putineven as the Kremlin said earlier there was no order for an extension.

Ukraine's forces reported 2,935 violations of Russia's own Easter ceasefire vow, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said early on Monday. "The nature of Ukrainian actions will continue to be mirrored: we will respond to silence with silence,