about 90% of Russia's total forces in Ukraine at the time[1][2]
Outcome
Partially applied
On 5 January 2023, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, called on both sides of the war in Ukraine for an Eastern Orthodox Christmas truce.[3] On the evening of the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to declare a 36-hour temporary ceasefire along the entire line of contact between Russian and Ukrainian troops from midday (12:00 Moscow Time; 09:00 UTC) on 6 January to midnight (24:00/00:00 Moscow Time; 21:00 UTC) on 7 to 8 January 2023.[4][5][6]
The truce proposal was rejected by the Ukrainian authorities, who called it a "cynical trap".[7][8][9][10] Despite the ceasefire being declared, it had little effect as fighting persisted.[11]
The Wagner Group (about 10% of Russia's total forces in Ukraine at the time[2]) did not commit to the ceasefire and was not ordered to observe it (it was not a part of the Russian Defense Ministry).[1]
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