Kremlin says Oleshky ceasefire could be precedent for future local truces
The expanded truce is meant to clear mines and open safe passage for aid convoys and evacuations, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Russia and Ukraine began a localized ceasefire in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in Kherson, to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries and civilian evacuations brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump.
- Russian forces have occupied Oleshky since 2022, trapping around 2,000 civilians under a blockade where residents face severe shortages of food, water, and medicine amid restricted movement.
- Expanding the ceasefire on Tuesday, Melania Trump said the agreement now covers the wider Kherson region to provide "safe passage" for humanitarian convoys, as Russian units conduct "engineering reconnaissance" to clear roads.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that demined routes might force civilians to "head towards Russia and stay there," while residents fear potential reprisals for perceived support of Ukraine.
- Ukrainian official David Arakhamia described the truce as the "largest de-escalation since 2022," lasting until November 1, while The Kremlin indicated this US-mediated agreement could set a precedent for humanitarian pauses elsewhere.
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Localised truce holds in Kherson: Melania
Russia and Ukraine began observing a localised ceasefire in a devastated southern Ukrainian city on Tuesday, ahead of a planned humanitarian mission that the White House said was brokered by US first lady Melania Trump. The first lady said that the ceasefire has been expanded beyond the Russiancontrolled Ukrainian city of Oleshky within the Kherson region. The humanitarian truce in and around the Russianoccupied city is a highstakes operation fo…
The first hours of the ceasefire in the south of Ukraine seem to be peaceful. According to the First Lady, it is now also valid within the Cherson region. In Ukraine, there is hope for progress in the peace process.
The local ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia has been extended beyond the town of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians. The news was announced by Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States of America. According to her, the implementation of the agreement has been accelerated by two days, in order to ensure the safety of civilians and facilitate the transport of hu…
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