The ceasefire regime in the area of the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast will last until 22: 59 on 1 November.
Source: a statement by Davyd Arakhamiia, head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction
Quote: "Today at 03: 00, the largest-scale silence regime began on the largest 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 Commissioner for Human Rights, has announced that a ceasefire began at 03: 00 on 27 October in the area around the temporarily Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast. Russia's Defence Ministry has 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 allow a humanitarian operation in temporarily occupied Oleshky.
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