Russian forces used Oleshky ceasefire to strengthen their positions – Ukraine's General Staff
Ukraine's General Staff has said Russian forces used the ceasefire in the area of the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast to rotate their units, reinforce their positions, strengthen anti-drone protection along roads and boost their logistics capacity.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Quote: "During the ceasefire introduced to allow the humanitarian operation in Oleshky, units of Ukraine's defence forces ensured that the ceasefire was observed and acted strictly within the terms of the agreements reached...
By contrast, the enemy used the humanitarian pause to reinforce its positions. During the ceasefire, Russian units were observed rotating, positions were being strengthened, anti-drone measures along roads were expanded and logistics capacity was scaled up, including the delivery of ammunition."
Details: The General Staff also stressed that, thanks to the observance of the ceasefire during the humanitarian operation, aid supplies were delivered to their intended destination and Ukrainian citizens who had expressed a wish to leave Oleshky had returned to territory under Ukrainian control.
Background:
- Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, announced that a ceasefire would come into effect at 03:00 on 27 October in the Oleshky area. Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed this. The ceasefire was due to continue until 22:59 on 1 November.
- Under the agreement between the Russian and Ukrainian sides, the evacuation route for Oleshky residents ran through Russia and Belarus to Ukraine. Lubinets' office explained why the evacuation would take place along this route.
- On 31 October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the humanitarian operation in Oleshky had been successfully completed. All Ukrainian citizens evacuated crossed the state border in Chernihiv Oblast.
- On the evening of 1 November, Lubinets announced the end of the ceasefire. He said that both sides had honoured their commitments throughout the period.
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