News Wrap: Ceasefire in Oleshky holds for a third day

A U.S.-brokered localized ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky has held for a third day. The truce, which was coordinated with the help of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, took effect on the morning of October 27 and is scheduled to remain in place until late on the evening of November 1. According to Euromaidan Press, the ceasefire has held for 54 hours without reported violations.

Humanitarian efforts are underway in the Kherson region city, where mine clearance along designated routes has been completed. Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets stated that a humanitarian convoy is ready to depart for Oleshky’s central district hospital. Residents wishing to leave the city have until 2 p.m. on Friday, October 30, to do so, while the distribution of aid to those remaining is scheduled to begin after 2:30 p.m. on that day.

While Semafor reports that both Kyiv and Moscow praised Melania Trump for helping secure the truce, some warned that Russia might use the period for propaganda and military resupply.

In other news, PBS NewsHour reported that the Pentagon is accusing a recently fired Army general of misconduct regarding allegations that he leaked classified information to the media. Additionally, the outlet reported the death of actor Patrick Stewart. Semafor also reported that a Russian drone strike killed at least 14 Ukrainians at a Dnipro train station on Thursday.

Brief written by urgent.news from PBS NewsHour, Semafor, Meduza (English), Euromaidan Press, Kyiv Independent — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.