A regional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has come into force to let a humanitarian operation begin in Oleshky, a town in southern Ukraine under Russian occupation.
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The ceasefire was agreed in coordination with US First Lady Melania Trump.
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Both sides announced the truce on Tuesday, but strikes have continued elsewhere, including in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
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The halt in fighting is intended to open the way for aid deliveries and evacuations from the frontline town, which is grappling with acute shortages of food and medicine.
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Dmytro Lubinets, the parliamentary commissioner for human rights, confirmed Russia's timing of its halt in a Facebook post:
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"As head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, I confirm that the Ukrainian side is honouring its commitments,"
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Russia's defence ministry said on Telegram that it stopped shelling in the direction of the city of Kherson from 4 a.m. Moscow time (0100 GMT) to prepare for the effort in Oleshky, which faces Kherson across the Dnipro River.
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Mr Lubinets added that the deal was reached with US First Lady Melania Trump in cooperation with Russia's commissioner for human rights, Yana Lantratova.
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Oleshky sits 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.
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Russian troops have controlled the town since seizing it during the first days of their February 2022 invasion.
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White House envoys have spoken to both sides in recent days in an attempt to find a solution, as the US looks to mediate a peace deal to end the war, Europe's deadliest conflict since the World War Two.
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On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said peace negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States had agreed to meet at a technical level in the first half of November in Abu Dhabi to continue the talks.
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Fighting has continued despite the ceasefire arrangement.
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New strikes on Tuesday hit the Southern Bridge and subway infrastructure in Kyiv, forcing a suspension of traffic, city officials said.
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A Reuters witness heard explosions in the capital.
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A Russian missile attack on Kyiv killed at least one person and injured 15, including students in a dormitory, since Monday evening.
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The attacks also killed and injured people in the cities of Kharkiv and Pavlohrad.
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On the Telegram messaging app, the Russian defence ministry said it had hit transport infrastructure in Kyiv and a logistics hub in the Kharkiv region.
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It also said it had struck industrial facilities and cargo vessels elsewhere that it cited as being put to military use.
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A drone attack in the western Russian city of Bryansk, close to the border with Ukraine, killed a man and wounded six people.
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In the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, a drone hit a bus, killing one person and injuring 30, local officials said.
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Reuters could not immediately independently verify the reports.
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Russia and Ukraine deny deliberately targeting civilians.
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