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President Putin promised a 36-hour ceasefire in celebration of the Russian Orthodox Christmas, but the roar did not stop.
Russia announced airstrikes in northern Ukraine that killed 600 soldiers.
This is reporter Kim Ki-tae.
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The building was completely destroyed to the point where you could see through it.
This is a recent view of Bakhmut, a fierce battleground in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that more than 600 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a rocket attack north of Donetsk, which is being used as a makeshift base for Ukrainian forces.
Russia explained the reason for the airstrike as retaliation for the bombing of a makeshift military quarter in Ukraine, killing dozens of people.
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However, Ukrainian local government officials have repeatedly said that no casualties have been confirmed.
[Visinia/Ukrainian Soldier: I know very well that I can't trust the Russian Army.
They are unreliable enemies.
A truce?
Can you still hear the roar?]
On the 5th, Russian President Putin ordered a '36-hour ceasefire' for his soldiers participating in the war in Ukraine to commemorate the Christmas of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The cease-fire period designated by President Putin ended at 12:00 pm on the 7th, but the gunfire did not cease even for 36 hours.
[Zelensky/Ukrainian President: Russia said, 'Let's ceasefire (for 36 hours)', but the reality was that the Russian army's shells hit Ukrainian positions such as Bakhmut again.]
Ukraine announced the ceasefire time announced by the Russian army In the first three hours alone, Russian forces fired 14 Ukrainian positions.
(Video editing: Jo Moo-hwan)