Russia, Ukraine begin localised ceasefire to allow for humanitarian operation in Oleshky

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Russia and Ukraine have initiated a localised ceasefire to facilitate a humanitarian operation in Oleshky, a town occupied by Russian forces since February 2022. The ceasefire began at 4 a.m. Moscow time (0100 GMT) on October 27, as announced by Russia's defense ministry and confirmed by Ukraine’s human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets. This arrangement aims to allow for aid deliveries and evacuations in the town facing shortages of food and medicine.
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Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States, brokered a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine that began on October 27 in Oleshky, a southern Ukrainian city occupied by Russian forces since February 2022. The truce was set to allow for humanitarian aid delivery and civilian evacuation due to severe shortages of food, medicine, and other essentials affecting up to 2,000 stranded civilians. According to the White House, both Russia and Ukraine agreed to stop military operations in Oleshky starting at 3 AM local time on Tuesday, though missile attacks continued elsewhere in Ukraine, including in Kyiv. The ceasefire was expected to last until Saturday but could potentially be extended based on ongoing negotiations.

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Oleshky Russia Russian Ukraine Ukrainian

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Oleshky GPE · 7× Ukraine GPE · 7× Ukrainian NORP · 5× Kherson GPE · 4× Russia GPE · 4× Russian NORP · 4× Kyiv GPE · 2× Reuters ORG · 2× Dmytro Lubinets PERSON · 1× Telegram ORG · 1×

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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a localised ceasefire around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, an arrangement that will enable aid deliveries and allow evacuations from a frontline town suffering acute shortages of food and medicine.
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🔮 Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a localised ceasefire around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, an arrangement that will enable aid deliveries and allow evacuations from a frontline town suffering acute shortages of food and medicine.
2026-10-27 · The Straits Times
Russia, Ukraine begin localised ceasefire to allow for humanitarian operation in Oleshky · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Russia, Ukraine begin localised ceasefire to allow for humanitarian operation in Oleshky asserted
Russia → begin → Oleshky
Russia and Ukraine have started a localised ceasefire to allow for a humanitarian operation to begin in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday. asserted
sides → start → Tuesday
Russia's defence ministry said on Telegram it stopped shelling in the direction of the Ukrainian city of Kherson from 4 a.m. Moscow time (0100 GMT) to prepare for the humanitarian operation in Oleshky, just across the Dnipro River from Kherson. asserted
it → say → Kherson
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's parliament commissioner for human rights, confirmed in a Facebook post the ceasefire has started at the same time. asserted
ceasefire → confirm → time
"As head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, I confirm that the Ukrainian side is honoring its commitments," he wrote. asserted
he → confirm → commitments
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a localised ceasefire around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, an arrangement that will enable aid deliveries and allow evacuations from a frontline town suffering acute shortages of food and medicine. asserted
that → agree → food
Oleshky lies on the eastern bank of the Dnipro in Ukraine's southern region of Kherson, opposite the city of Kherson, which is held by Ukrainian forces. asserted
which → lie → forces
Russian troops seized Oleshky during the first days of their February 2022 invasion and have controlled it ever since. asserted
troops → seize → it
The White House said last week that US first lady Melania Trump helped to secure the Oleshky ceasefire. asserted
Trump → say → ceasefire
Elsewhere in Ukraine, a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday killed at least one person and injured 10, including students at a dormitory, with the attacks also killing and injuring people in the cities of Kharkiv and Pavlohrad. asserted
attacks → kill → Kharkiv
New explosions were heard on Tuesday morning in Kyiv, a Reuters witness said. asserted
witness → hear → Kyiv
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