Melania Trump hosts Russia-Ukraine meeting after Oleshky ceasefire
US First Lady Melania Trump has brought Russian and Ukrainian representatives together at the White House.
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US First Lady Melania Trump has brought Russian and Ukrainian representatives together at the White House.
Hundreds of civilians were evacuated from the city of Oleshky after Russia and Ukraine agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire. Some observers have expressed optimism that more such humanitarian missions might follow.
Russian and Ukrainian delegations will meet the US first lady at the White House on Thursday.
Intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine again picked up after a rare ceasefire allowed for a humanitarian mission to reach the war-torn, Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region. While Russia accused Kyiv of sending hundreds of drones toward Moscow overnight into Tuesday, Kyiv said Russia had killed dozens of civilians lining up for aid in Zaporizhzhia.
A temporary ceasefire across Ukraine's Kherson region allowed people to flee the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky over the weekend. They arrived in the Chernihiv region Saturday after traveling through Russia and Belarus, with some reuniting with freidns and family they had not seen in years.
A US-brokered ceasefire in Ukraine's southern Kherson region ended on Sunday night with no violations reported. But Russian airstrikes continued in other parts of Ukraine.
A US-brokered ceasefire in Ukraine's southern Kherson region ended on Sunday night with no violations reported. Elsewhere, however, Russia struck energy infrastructure in at least four other regions. DW has more.
A rare humanitarian ceasefire allowed civilians to evacuate the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
A successful evacuation. Residents of the city of Oleshky who had requested to be evacuated were reunited with their loved ones in Ukraine on Saturday, October 31. The city, located on the front line and under Russian occupation, is facing a humanitarian crisis, with civilians lacking even the most basic necessities. A localised ceasefire has been in place since Tuesday. France 24 correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze shares the latest.
Residents evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky have reached Ukrainian-held territory following a rare local truce. They described years of isolation, food shortages and regular shelling, with some saying they were forced to eat grass and dogs to survive. Seized by Russian forces in the early days of the 2022 invasion, the city remains cut off by the Dnipro River on one side and Russian troops on the other.