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  1. Follow-up: Oleshky humanitarian ceasefire extended to all of Ukraine's Kherson region; evacuations planned for Friday

    A local ceasefire to bring food and medicine into the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky took effect early on Tuesday, Oct 27, and Ukrainian officials later confirmed it had been extended to the whole of the southern Kherson region. US First Lady Melania Trump, who helped broker the truce with Pope Leo XIV also involved, said the extension was to give humanitarian convoys 'safe passage'. Kherson's deputy regional head said Russian shelling of Ukrainian-held Kherson city and surrounding areas had stopped and no violations had been reported. Under the deal, aid goes to Oleshky first and residents who wish to leave will be evacuated on Friday; an estimated 1,700 to 2,000 people remain in the town, with thousands more nearby, and many residents have been boiling weeds to eat.

    Oct 28, 2026 Morning
  2. Follow-up: Local ceasefire around Oleshky takes effect; Russia halts strikes on Kherson region ahead of aid mission

    A local ceasefire around Oleshky, on the left bank of the Dnipro River, took effect at 1am GMT on Tuesday, Oct 27, or 9am Hong Kong time. Brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump and announced on Oct 23, with Pope Leo XIV also involved, it is meant to allow residents to leave and supplies to get in. Russia's defence ministry said it had suspended strikes on Kherson region to prepare for a humanitarian mission later this week. Oleshky had about 24,000 people before the war and up to 2,000 remain.

    Oct 27, 2026 Afternoon
  3. White House says Melania Trump brokered local ceasefire in Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky; Russia and Ukraine confirm truce from Oct 27

    The White House said on Oct 23 that First Lady Melania Trump 'successfully brokered' a local ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky to evacuate residents and deliver aid; both sides confirmed their forces would stop firing from 02:00 GMT on Oct 27, while the White House statement said it would begin on Oct 29. Oleshky was captured early in Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 and sits between Ukrainian positions across the Dnipro and Russian forces to the east, and residents have recently survived on weeds from their gardens. The White House said Melania Trump and her representatives agreed the terms directly with Russian and Ukrainian leadership; non-military civilian officials from both countries will visit homes to assess needs and arrange transport for those who want to leave, and Trump called it her initiative.

    Oct 24, 2026 Morning