Localized ceasefire begins in Russian-occupied Oleshky for aid and evacuations
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A localized ceasefire took effect early Tuesday around Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in southern Ukraine, to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and the evacuation of residents trapped near the front line.
Russian and Ukrainian officials confirmed that their forces had begun observing the pause, which started at about 3 a.m. local time. Reports differed on whether it was scheduled to end Saturday or Sunday. The Guardian reported that the frontline appeared quiet Tuesday, with drone attacks halted.
Oleshky, across the Dnipro River from the Ukrainian-held city of Kherson, was captured by Russia at the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022 and was later inundated after the 2023 destruction of the Kakhovka dam. An estimated 1,500 to 2,000 residents remain amid shortages of food, water, medicine, electricity and heat. Roads in the area are mined, and continuing drone activity has made travel dangerous. Aid workers plan to bring doctors and supplies into the town before opening evacuation corridors for residents who want to leave.
The White House said first lady Melania Trump and her representatives worked with Russian and Ukrainian officials to arrange the ceasefire after she was briefed on the humanitarian crisis. The Vatican separately suggested Pope Leo helped secure the pause through calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The truce is limited to the Oleshky area and did not halt fighting elsewhere. Russian missiles and drones struck Ukrainian cities overnight, with officials reporting deaths and injuries in Kyiv and Kharkiv.
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