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“30 Hours Without a Single Incident”: Ceasefire Holds in Temporarily Occupied Oleshky, Ukraine Says
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A ceasefire in the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region has remained in effect for 30 hours without any reported incidents, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said on October 28.
In a statement published on Telegram, Lubinets said the ceasefire had been maintained through ongoing communication and coordination between the Ukrainian and Russian sides.
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According to the ombudsman, the arrangement was made possible in part through direct contact with Russian human rights official Yana Lantratova, with both sides continuing to coordinate the implementation of previously reached agreements.
Lubinets also expressed gratitude to US First Lady Melania Trump for her personal involvement in the humanitarian initiative aimed at assisting civilians in Oleshky, as well as to her team for its continued support and coordination efforts.
He emphasized that the First Lady’s direct participation and efforts to facilitate communication between the parties had played an important role in the process.
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The initiative is intended to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians remaining in the town and establish conditions for the safe evacuation of those wishing to leave.
“Our shared goal is to ensure assistance to the civilian population of Oleshky and create conditions for the safe departure of those who need it,” Lubinets said. “We continue working. The most important thing is people’s lives and safety.”
On October 23, Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Russian troops would observe a ceasefire in the Kherson sector beginning at 4:00 a.m. Moscow time on October 27 to allow a humanitarian mission in the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s senior negotiator Davyd Arakhamia confirmed that preparations were underway to restore access to Oleshky and establish humanitarian corridors for civilians.
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Despite these developments, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautioned that the evacuation process remained uncertain, emphasizing the importance of US mediation in ensuring its implementation, according to a UNITED24 Media correspondent.
Speaking to journalists on October 29, Zelenskyy said the initiative, launched with the involvement of US First Lady Melania Trump, had enabled efforts to facilitate humanitarian access to the town and establish conditions for civilian evacuations. However, he declined to disclose operational details.
The Ukrainian president stressed that US involvement was essential to ensuring the process could move forward, particularly given Kyiv’s lack of trust in Moscow.
“First, the United States’ mediation is very important. They have to come with media representatives, with journalists. This was our request because we cannot trust the Russian side,” he explained.
“Second, we are grateful that they are organizing this possibility to evacuate people. I don’t know which side people will choose. Of course, it’s easier to leave Oleshky and go farther into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. But I also know that a large number of people want to come to territory controlled by Ukraine.”
According to Zelenskyy, Ukrainian military and intelligence officials have outlined the technical arrangements necessary to evacuate civilians to Ukrainian-controlled territory, although the practical implementation remains unclear.
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“I know how an evacuation to Ukraine can work technically, but I don’t know how it will actually unfold. This is what our people, the military, and intelligence shared with me. And, of course, they have all the information they need about what to do and how to communicate with one another. Let’s give this a few days and see the result,” Zelenskyy concluded.
The humanitarian initiative comes amid concerns over conditions in temporarily occupied communities in the Kherson region. On September 26, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Matthias Schmale reported that Russia had denied humanitarian organizations, including the United Nations, safe access to Oleshky and nearby Hola Prystan.
The UN has received reports of severe humanitarian conditions in both towns, while its Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has documented food shortages in frontline communities and limited access to essential medical care due to security risks.
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