Oleshky ceasefire to last until 1 November

The ceasefire in the area of the temporarily Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast, known as a "silence regime", will continue until 22:59 on 1 November.

Source: a statement by Davyd Arakhamiia, leader of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction

Quote: "At 03:00 today, the largest-scale silence regime began on the biggest section of the front in southern Ukraine.

This is the largest de-escalation since 2022.

The silence regime will last from 27 October until 22:59 on 1 November."

Details: Arakhamiia said that de-escalation efforts like this bring "the long-awaited peace in Ukraine closer".

Background:

• Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's Parliamentary Human Rights Commissioner, announced earlier that the ceasefire in the area around Oleshky began at 03:00 on 27 October. Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed the introduction of the "silence regime".
• The White House previously issued a statement reporting that US First Lady Melania Trump had secured a truce between Russia and Ukraine in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where a humanitarian disaster is currently unfolding.
• On the evening of 23 October, the Ukrainian and Russian General Staffs announced that a ceasefire would come into effect in a designated area from the night of 27 October to enable a humanitarian operation to be carried out in Oleshky.

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