Fragile Ceasefire Holds in Oleshky Amid Widespread Attacks
Humanitarian aid deliveries and civilian evacuations planned for southern Ukrainian city as missile strikes continue across multiple regions.
Sarah Connor
A regional ceasefire has taken effect in Oleshky, southern Ukraine.
An evacuation of approximately 2,000 civilians from Oleshky will commence on Thursday or Friday. The truce is scheduled to last until 11 p.m. on Sunday.
Dmytro Lubinets, head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, confirmed Ukraine is honoring its commitments. This localized truce was brokered in coordination with US First Lady Melania Trump and Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova.
Ukraine is honoring its commitments.
Despite this localized de-escalation, Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles and more than 280 drones overnight. Russian missile strikes on transport infrastructure in Kyiv killed at least one person and injured 15 others.
Attacks hit multiple regions: Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Dnipro, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa, Sumy, Vinnytsia, and Zaporizhzhia. A drone struck a bus in Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring 30.
Technical-level peace talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States are slated for November in Abu Dhabi. Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that European leaders conveyed the need for genuine de-escalation steps to the Russian leadership.
Putin has previously stated a willingness to resume peace negotiations on Russia's terms. These terms include the handover of the entire eastern Donbas region and further territory in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia provinces.
Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, and Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, held a phone call with Vladimir Putin.