Localized ceasefire begins in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky
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Russia and Ukraine began observing a localized ceasefire early Tuesday in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, to permit a humanitarian operation.
The pause in fighting took effect at 3 a.m. local time and is intended to allow aid into the town later this week and prepare a designated route for civilian evacuations. Up to 2,000 people reportedly remain in Oleshky, where food, medicine and clean water are scarce and movement is restricted by drones and land mines.
U.S. first lady Melania Trump brokered the agreement after meeting United Nations officials and leading talks with civilian negotiators from Russia and Ukraine, according to her office. The White House said last week that the truce would temporarily halt all military activity in Oleshky.
Both countries confirmed that the ceasefire had begun. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Ukrainian president’s office, said a bilateral truce had been declared around the humanitarian mission, while Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces stopped firing at the agreed time. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said no violations had been reported during the first hours of the agreement.
Neither side has announced when the ceasefire will end. Fighting continued elsewhere in Ukraine, including renewed Russian missile attacks on Kyiv and other cities.
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