Melania Trump's ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky holds for 30 hours without a single breach, Ukraine and Russia say
Devastation in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where a local ceasefire took effect at 3am to clear the way for an aid mission for the 6,000 people, including 200 children, trapped and desperately short of food and medicine.Melania Trump as Ukraine's Dmytro Lubinets said Kyiv is honouring its commitments despite Russian missiles striking the city's Southern Bridge and metro infrastructure the same morning the truce…
Melania Trump's brokered ceasefire across the Kherson region held for its first 30 hours without a single violation, with both Russia and Ukraine's human rights ombudsmen confirming compliance as of Wednesday morning. Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said Russian forces had not advanced, seized territory or attempted to improve their positions since the truce took effect at 4am Moscow time on Tuesday. The deal, signed in Belarus on October 23 by both countries' human rights commissioners, is due to run until 22:59 on November 1, with evacuations planned for Friday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said everything was proceeding 'according to plan' and paid tribute to Melania Trump's mediating team.
Around 2,000 residents remain trapped in Oleshky, many cooking garden weeds to survive after three years without gas, electricity or water.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said if the ceasefire holds, it could 'pave the way for other steps in the peace process'.
