Oleshky truce ends as Russian drone hits Kherson medical building
The six-day truce around Oleshky, a Russian-held town in Ukraine, ended Sunday night, Reuters and the Kyiv Independent report. Ukraine's army said Russia used the pause to move troops and bring in more ammunition. A Russian drone hit a medical building in Kherson on Monday, but no one was hurt, a city official said.
A six-day local truce around the Russian-held town of Oleshky has ended, Reuters and the Kyiv Independent report. The town is in Ukraine's Kherson region. The ceasefire began on October 27 and ran out on Sunday night, Reuters reports.
It was the longest local pause in fighting since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, Reuters says. Neither side reported a break in the truce while it lasted, the Kyiv Independent says.
On Monday, Ukraine's General Staff said Russia used the pause to rotate troops and dig in. It said Russia also brought in more ammunition, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent and Ukrainska Pravda report. "The enemy, by contrast, used the humanitarian pause to improve its positions," the General Staff said, according to Reuters.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had no details but assumed Ukraine had also used the truce to regroup. "This is standard practice in such situations. But I'm not familiar with the specifics," Peskov said, Reuters reports.
Sky News aired video of Russian army vehicles on the move. Ukraine's human rights chief, Dmytro Lubinets, said the vehicles were used to clear mines while Ukraine watched, the Kyiv Independent reports. "The video can be interpreted in different ways," Lubinets said.
Attacks started again after the truce. Yaroslav Shanko, who heads the Kherson city military administration, said a Russian drone hit a medical building in central Kherson on Monday morning. Several rooms were damaged, but early reports showed no one was hurt, Shanko said, Ukrainska Pravda reports. Kherson governor Oleksandr Prokudin said Russian forces shelled or struck 16 towns and villages in the region over the past day, Reuters reports.
Melania Trump helped broker the truce. She said nearly 800 people were evacuated, Reuters and the Kyiv Independent report. Russia's human rights chief, Yana Lantratova, said fewer than 750 people were left in Oleshky. She said aid would be sent there every month with Melania Trump's help, Reuters reports.
What we know: The truce has ended, and strikes have resumed in the Kherson region.
What we don't: When the first monthly aid delivery to Oleshky will take place.
Where outlets agree Reuters, the Kyiv Independent and Ukrainska Pravda agree that Ukraine's General Staff accused Russia of using the truce to rotate troops, strengthen positions and bring in ammunition.
Where they differ The cited reports agree on the key facts so far.