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Oleshky local ceasefire holds as aid convoy prepares to enter

A localized Russia-Ukraine ceasefire around occupied Oleshky held for a third day as officials prepared humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations, Kyiv Independent and AP (via Local 10) reported.

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  4. France 24 and The Philadelphia Inquirer are now reporting this
  5. New headline Was: “Ukraine and Russia start localized Oleshky ceasefire, outlets say”
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Wire reporting: (AP, via The Philadelphia Inquirer)

A localized ceasefire around the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast entered a third day without major reported violations, as crews cleared mines ahead of aid and civilian movement, the Kyiv Independent reported3.

Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said Thursday the truce had held about 54 hours and that aid deliveries were due Friday, with both sides honoring the agreement, according to AP copy carried by Local 109. Russian counterpart Yana Lantratova said Russian engineers were demining roads and that no violations had been recorded9.

The White House said first lady Melania Trump helped broker the pause so food and medical supplies could reach about 2,000 people trapped in Oleshky; Pope Leo XIV also pressed for a truce, the AP account said9. Kherson Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said no strikes on civilian or critical infrastructure were recorded in the region during the pause3.

Oleshky, prewar population about 24,000, has been occupied since early in Russia's full-scale invasion and has been cut off from aid, the Kyiv Independent reported3. The pause was announced by the White House on Oct. 23 and is expected to last into early November3.

Fighting continued elsewhere. Overnight, Russia launched 112 attack drones, 40 of them jet-powered, Ukraine's Air Force said; 97 were downed or jammed3. A jet-powered drone hit two trains in Dnipro, killing at least 14 people, AP reported9. Other strikes killed civilians in Chernihiv and Kremenchuk9.

Sources

  1. New York TimesRare Evacuation Announced by Melania Trump Begins in Ukrainian City of Oleshky
  2. APRussian drone hits 2 trains stopped at a station in central Ukraine, killing 13, officials say
  3. Kyiv IndependentWhile Oleshky ceasefire holds for third day, Russian attacks kill 1, injure at least 22 across Ukraine
  4. CBS NewsFinnish diplomat on Putin's rare phone call with leaders of Finland, Norway over Ukraine war
  5. (AP, via The Philadelphia Inquirer)Russian drone hits 2 trains stopped at a station in central Ukraine, killing 13, officials say
  1. BBCNorway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
  2. Politico EuropeZelenskyy defends leaders of Finland and Norway over Putin talks
  3. MeduzaPutin turns a half-hour call with European leaders into a 90-minute history lecture. Trump says a three-way summit could happen ‘very soon.’
  4. NPRLocal ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump starts in southern Ukraine
  5. Local 10Aid mission set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day
  6. The Philadelphia InquirerAid mission set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day
  7. StuffLocalised truce holds for a third day while elsewhere Russian drone hits train, killing 14 in Ukraine
  8. KSATAid mission set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day
  9. ClickOrlandoAid mission set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day
  10. ClickOnDetroitAid mission set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day
  11. CNAUkraine, Russia say US-brokered truce holding in ravaged city
  12. CNBCMelania Trump-brokered local ceasefire begins as Russia continues attacks on Ukraine
  13. Japan TodayRussia, Ukraine begin localized ceasefire to allow for humanitarian operation in Oleshky
  14. The Boston GlobeLocalized Ukraine cease-fire brokered by Melania Trump starts as Nordic leaders speak to Putin
  15. The GuardianOleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin
  16. ABC News AustraliaNordic leaders press Putin to end Ukraine war in rare phone call
  17. The NationalFinland and Norway leaders speak to Putin before Ukraine peace talks
  18. DWUkraine and Russia begin Oleshky ceasefire for aid mission
  19. The Korea HeraldUS-brokered truce appears to hold in Ukrainian town close to starvation
  20. EuronewsEurope Today: Israel faces deadlock after vote, Nordic leaders hold rare Putin call
  21. France 24Ukraine: Melania Trump-brokered local ceasefire holds for second day
  22. Al JazeeraRussia halts strikes on Ukraine’s Kherson as Oleshky ceasefire takes effect
  23. Kyiv IndependentPutin lectured Nordic leaders on Russian history during latest call, FT reports
  24. Meduza‘If this works, it will be the first real ceasefire across a large stretch of the front’: Russia and Ukraine maintain truce in occupied Oleshky for more than two days
  25. Politico EuropeLeaders of Finland and Norway hold direct talks with Putin
  26. The Philadelphia InquirerAid mission set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a 3rd day
  27. MeduzaFinnish and Norwegian leaders spoke with Putin by phone about ending war in Ukraine
  28. The Philadelphia InquirerHumanitarian aid set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day
  29. BBCTruce begins in Ukraine city where residents ate weeds to survive
  30. CNANorway, Finland leaders hold 'frank and substantive' talk with Putin
  31. CNARussia, Ukraine begin Oleshky ceasefire but keep up strikes elsewhere
  32. MeduzaCeasefire takes effect in Russian-occupied Oleshky amid humanitarian catastrophe
  33. MeduzaNorwegian prime minister denies Putin lectured him and Finnish president on medieval Slavs during call

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How it’s being reported

24 sources

First reported by Al JazeeraAl Jazeera

New York TimesAPKyiv IndependentCBS NewsBBCPolitico Europe

Where they agree

  • Local ceasefire held for a third day
  • Aid and demining underway
  • Attacks continued elsewhere in Ukraine

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