In brief
US First Lady Melania Trump has reportedly secured a ceasefire with Russia in the occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky, according to a White House statement. The truce is slated to start on 29 October and is intended to stabilize a front‑line city on the brink of disaster, though Ukraine and Russia have yet to comment. Oleshky’s remaining population is largely elderly and urgently needs medical care, medicine, food and clean water. The city fell to Russian forces in early February 2022, and residents have recently survived by eating garden weeds. The White House said the ceasefire follows the evacuation of residents earlier this spring.
US First Lady Melania Trump has reportedly secured a ceasefire with Russia in the occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky, according to a White House statement.
The truce, set to begin on 29 October, aims to stabilize a front‑line city on the brink of disaster, but neither Ukraine nor Russia has commented yet.
Oleshky’s remaining population is largely elderly and urgently requires medical care, medicine, food and clean water.
The city in the Kherson region fell to Russian forces in early February 2022, and its residents have recently survived by eating garden weeds.
The White House said the effort follows the evacuation of residents earlier this spring.
