A ceasefire in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city holds for its first 30 hours, officials say
Officials said the truce is meant to deliver food, medicine and water to about 2,000 residents and open evacuation corridors.
- A planned six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky held for its first 30 hours on Wednesday, officials said, marking the first significant pause in fighting since the invasion began more than four years ago.
- First lady Melania Trump brokered the humanitarian mission to provide food and medicine to about 2,000 residents while evacuating civilians, with both Ukrainian and Russian officials eager to demonstrate cooperation to President Donald Trump.
- Despite the local truce, conflict persists elsewhere as Russian drone strikes in Kharkiv wounded five people, including a four-year-old child, while the Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 531 Ukrainian drones.
- U.S.-Led technical talks between Moscow and Kyiv are planned for next month in Abu Dhabi to discuss ending the war, though Washington awaits Middle East developments before finalizing a schedule, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
- President Zelenskyy noted that European governments have quietly resumed contacts with Moscow, even as Ukraine faces a sharp drop in Patriot interceptor missile deliveries to an average of 12 per month this year.
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In Oleshky, a temporary truce allows the delivery of aid to its 2,000 inhabitants, besieged by lack of resources and crossfire. In Jerusalem, the ceasefire brings life back to the city, with its streets full of activity after months of intense fighting and attacks.
Local ceasefire in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city holds for second day
Locals in the city of Oleshky, under Russian occupation in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, have faced food, water and medicine shortages for months, caught in the crossfire between both sides. Some of the estimated 2,000 still there -- out of the pre-war population of 24,000 -- had resorted to hunting and eating pigeons, former residents who are still in touch with those in the city told AFP. The human rights ombudsmen of both Russia and Ukra…
A ceasefire in a devastated Ukrainian city holds for its first 30 hours, officials say
A six-day ceasefire in a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said Wednesday, but Moscow and Kyiv continued to batter each other elsewhere.
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The Seattle TimesA ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await US-led talks
Officials say that a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine has held for its first day and night.
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