Russian strikes hit Kyiv hours before a truce begins in occupied Oleshky

Summary

Russian strikes on Kyiv killed one person and wounded eight hours before a humanitarian truce was due to begin in the Russian-occupied southern city of Oleshky. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said medical facilities and an intensive care unit were damaged in the late Monday attack, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a ballistic missile hit the grounds of a university campus, with no military facility nearby. The truce, due to start at 3am local time, is meant to let humanitarian aid into Oleshky, where residents have faced shortages of food, water and medicine. No end date has been given, and neither Russia, Ukraine nor the US has said who will monitor it. Zelenskyy also said Ukraine was still waiting for US defence secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on missile supplies for Patriots and NASAMS.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   27 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Russian strikes on Kyiv killed one person and wounded eight hours before a truce in the occupied city of Oleshky was due to begin at 3am local time, with Zelenskyy saying the missiles hit crowded areas with no military facilities nearby.