- yesterday
Zelensky decorates Melania Trump over Oleshky ceasefire before White House meeting
Ukraine's president gave the US first lady the Order of Princess Olga for brokering a six-day local truce in occupied Oleshky. A White House meeting with Ukrainian and Russian delegations is planned for Thursday, 5 November.
- 2d ago
Pope Leo XIV calls for weapons to fall silent at All Souls Mass in Rome's Verano Cemetery
Pope Leo XIV presided over an All Souls' Day Mass at Rome's Verano Cemetery on Monday, 2 November 2026, saying war tears children from their mothers. It was his first Mass since leaving hospital after an October operation to remove a lung tumour.
- 5d ago
Oleshky truce ends after six days, US First Lady says nearly 800 evacuated
Russia resumed attacks in the Kherson region after the six-day humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky expired on 1 November. Neither Ukraine nor Russia has published a total evacuation figure.
- Oct 28
Norway and Finland leaders call Putin as Ukraine strikes Russian chemical plant
Norway's prime minister and Finland's president held a 90-minute call with Vladimir Putin on 27 October, breaking a long-standing Western European habit. On 28 October Ukraine struck a chemical plant in Tula region while a truce in Oleshky entered its second day.
- Oct 27
Vatican minister says pope's lung cancer changes the rules for the papacy
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's foreign minister, said on Tuesday, 27 October, that Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis has changed how Catholics see his health. He also addressed a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire over the Ukrainian city of Oleshky and the Vatican's 2018 deal with China.
- Oct 27
Italy presses EU to name Ukraine negotiator as Kyiv seeks wider security deal
Rome wants the EU to name one negotiator for Ukraine talks, while a five-day humanitarian truce in occupied Oleshky took effect and Kyiv pushes for a broader security framework.
- Oct 27
Russian missiles kill at least one in Kyiv and damage Southern Bridge
Missiles that struck Kyiv on the night of 26 to 27 October killed at least one person and injured others, while the Southern Bridge over the Dnipro was closed to traffic in both directions.
- Oct 25
Russia and Ukraine hold local truce as aid convoy nears occupied Oleshky
Ukrainian, US and Russian delegations reached the aid delivery point on Thursday, 29 October, with deliveries to the trapped town planned for 30 October.
- Oct 21
Musk says Ukraine misused Starlink to kill, as Kyiv reports full speeds restored
SpaceX owner Elon Musk says Ukrainian forces broke Starlink terms by using the service for offensive drone strikes, while Kyiv reports full speeds restored and the US role in the slowdown stays unclear.
- Oct 19
Pope Leo XIV calls Zelensky over Oleshky humanitarian crisis and truce request
Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, 19 October, days after calling Vladimir Putin to seek a humanitarian truce for civilians trapped in the Kherson region city of Oleshky.
- Oct 16
Pope Leo XIV phones Zelensky on Oleshky aid as he recovers from lung surgery
Pope Leo XIV is convalescing at the Vatican after surgery on his right lung and was discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital on Saturday, 17 October. On Monday, 19 October, he spoke by phone with Volodymyr Zelensky about the humanitarian situation in Oleshky, a city in the Kherson region.
- Sep 30
Russian forces seize 4-ton Ukrainian drone food delivery in occupied Oleshky
Russian occupying forces in Oleshky have confiscated supplies from a 4-ton Ukrainian drone airdrop and detained residents, according to local officials and Ukraine's foreign minister.
- Sep 28
Ukraine airdrops four tonnes of food into occupied Oleshky as civilian famine deepens
Ukrainian forces delivered four tonnes of food and medicine using heavy drones to the occupied town of Oleshky, where up to 2,000 trapped civilians face severe starvation.
- Sep 20
Ukraine warns of starvation in occupied Oleshky and seeks UN evacuation corridor
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced that Kyiv will bring the humanitarian blockade of Russian-occupied Oleshky to the UN General Assembly, warning that remaining residents face starvation without food, gas, or power.
