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Melania Trump-Backed Truce in Ukrainian Town
US First Lady Melania Trump helps broker ceasefire in war-torn Oleshky town.
In brief
US First Lady Melania Trump helps broker ceasefire in war-torn Oleshky town. Melania Trump helped broker a local ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, allowing supply deliveries and civilian evacuations after Russian forces captured the town in 2022. Originally reported by mint.
Local Ceasefire Begins
Russia and Ukraine halted fighting around Oleshky, a war-ravaged town in the Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine, under a rare local ceasefire brokered with the involvement of US First Lady Melania Trump.
Evacuation Plan
The temporary truce allows deliveries of supplies and prepares evacuation of civilians trapped in Oleshky after prolonged fighting near the Dnipro River.
Confirmation from Officials
Ukrainian parliament’s human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets and Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova confirmed the truce started at 3 a.m. Kyiv time on Tuesday.
White House and Kremlin Response
The White House credited Melania Trump with brokering the agreement, citing her as saying the town was 'on the brink of disaster.' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed the effort.
Ongoing Hostilities
Even as fighting subsided near Oleshky, Russia launched a ballistic missile barrage against Kyiv overnight, hitting a university and disrupting road and subway traffic across the Dnipro via the key Pivdennyi Bridge.
The one thing
Melania Trump helped broker a local ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, allowing supply deliveries and civilian evacuations after Russian forces captured the town in 2022.
