Local ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky holds for second day

Summary

A US-brokered local ceasefire around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine has seen no breaches during its first 30 hours, Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Wednesday, according to France 24. The truce runs until November 1 to allow residents of the frontline town, who had been unable to leave amid near-uninhabitable conditions, to evacuate. Deutsche Welle reports on the situation since a temporary ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump took effect, including an account from Myroslava Kharchenko, a lawyer with the Save Ukraine Foundation, and on preparations for the evacuation.

Timeline

1. France 24

   28 Oct 2026, 12:42 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that there have been no breaches of the US-brokered local ceasefire around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky during its first 30 hours, according to Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, who spoke on Wednesday.

2. Deutsche Welle

   28 Oct 2026, 17:04 UTCSource ↗

   Deutsche Welle reports that Save Ukraine Foundation lawyer Myroslava Kharchenko told it about what has been happening in Russian-occupied Oleshky since a temporary ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump took effect, and asks how preparations for the evacuation are going.