Arakhamia: Ceasefire Around Oleshky in Kherson Region to Last Until 1 November

A ceasefire has come into force around the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region, in the south of the country. It began on 27 October and will last until 22:59 on 1 November. The announcement came from Davyd Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People faction, the ruling party's group in the Ukrainian parliament.

According to Arakhamia, the "quiet regime" started at 3:00 Kyiv time. He described it as the largest-scale arrangement of its kind on the longest stretch of the front in southern Ukraine, and as the biggest de-escalation since 2022. He added that each such effort brings the long-awaited peace in Ukraine closer.

Background

Ukraine's ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, announced that the ceasefire in Oleshky would begin at 3:00 a.m. on 27 October. Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed that the "quiet regime" had been introduced.

Earlier, the White House said that Melania Trump had secured a truce between Russia and Ukraine in Oleshky. The city is occupied by Russia and is currently suffering a humanitarian catastrophe, according to the source. A day before, the general staffs of both Ukraine and Russia reported that from the night of 27 October they would introduce a ceasefire in a designated area so that a humanitarian operation could be carried out in Oleshky.

The source gives no further details on how the humanitarian operation will be organised or how compliance with the truce will be monitored.