Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Tuapse Oil Refinery in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai during an overnight attack on April 20, as Kyiv continues efforts to disrupt Moscow's war funding.

MOSCOW, April 21 (Reuters) - ⁠Russian ⁠forces have taken 1,700 square ⁠km (656 square miles) of territory in Ukraine this year and are ​advancing on its so-called fortress belt in Donbas, Moscow's top general said while inspecting his forces.

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Russia has lost 1,320,310 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on April 21. The number includes 1,040 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4 p.m. on Saturday until the end of Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised to abide by the ceasefire but warned of a swift military response to any violations.

Ukraine attacked two Russian refineries and other key oil targets overnight into Saturday, officials said, just hours after the United States granted Moscow another waiver on the sale of its sanctioned oil.

A deadly shooting in Ukraine's capital at the weekend has fueled calls for the loosening of restrictions on the right to own and carry handguns for self-defense in a country scarred by years of war against Russia.