US First Lady Melania Trump said a localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect on October 27, two days ahead of schedule. According to her, the ceasefire zone was expanded beyond Russian-occupied Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region to ensure safe passage for humanitarian convoys.
Melania Trump announced this in a post on X.
According to her statement, the ceasefire took effect at 4:00 a.m. Moscow time on October 27, or 3:00 a.m. Kyiv time.
The start of the ceasefire was brought forward by two days to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian aid.
Melania Trump also said the geographic scope of the ceasefire had been expanded beyond the city of Oleshky in the Kherson region to allow humanitarian convoys to pass safely.
According to the US first lady, the agreement was confirmed by Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
Earlier, on October 23, the White House announced that an agreement had been reached on a temporary cessation of hostilities in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The ceasefire had originally been scheduled to begin on October 29.
The agreement aims to deliver humanitarian assistance to local residents and organize the evacuation of civilians.
