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Can a single town's ceasefire get its civilians out?
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The White House credits First Lady Melania Trump with brokering a local ceasefire in Oleshky, a town on the Dnipro, on Russian-occupied ground across the river from Kherson.
Oleshky and Kherson
One report puts the remaining population at 2000, mostly elderly, living among mined roads with limited electricity. They urgently need medical care, medicines, food and clean water.
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Russian forces took the town in 2022, and the Kakhovka dam was destroyed by Russian forces in 2023. The pause is set to begin on 29 October. The White House says residents who want to leave would get coordinated transport to the destination they choose, so whether anyone gets out is what that pause will test.
- 2022Russian forces take Oleshky
- 2023Kakhovka dam destroyed
- 29 October 2026Coming upPause takes effect
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- SIC NotíciasUkrainian city will test ceasefire as early as next week
- Bayerischer Rundfunk“Better than nothing”: Putin apparently agrees to local ceasefire
- de VolkskrantLocal ceasefire in South Ukrainian city: will the starving residents of Oleshky be saved?
- il Giornale.itLeo-Melania axis: ceasefire arrives for the city of Oleshky. Evacuation from Monday
- Irish ExaminerUkraine and Russia eye fresh peace talks despite obstacles