While Oleshky ceasefire holds for third day, Russian attacks kill 1, injure at least 22 across Ukraine

While the ceasefire in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city, has persisted for the third consecutive day, Russian attacks have claimed at least one life and injured 22 people across the nation. Oleshky, with a pre-war population of approximately 24,000, has been under Russian control since the inception of Russia's full-scale invasion. Situated on the Dnipro River from Kherson, the city has been effectively cut off by Russian forces, who have prevented the delivery of humanitarian aid to its residents.

The ceasefire, announced by the White House on October 23 and subsequently confirmed by Ukraine and Russia, is expected to continue into early November, pending the delivery of aid, the demining of key roads, and the evacuation of residents. Governor of Kherson Oblast, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported no strikes against civilian or critical infrastructure targets during the reported period, resulting in no civilian casualties.

Elsewhere across Ukraine, Russian attacks continued unabated. Overnight, Russian forces launched 112 attack drones, 40 of which were jet-powered, at Ukraine. Out of the 97 drones, 30 of the jet-powered ones were either downed or jammed. Strikes were reported at seven different locations.

In Kharkiv Oblast, one person was killed and eight others were injured, including a 13-year-old girl, following a drone attack in the capital, Kharkiv. The northeastern Sumy Oblast reported eight civilian injuries from 80 attacks on 35 settlements. Russian forces also struck an animal shelter in Chernihiv, injuring three female staff members and taking in over 100 animals.

Additionally, two Ukrainian civilians sustained injuries in front-line Donetsk Oblast, both in and around the city of Kramatorsk, while a 35-year-old man was injured in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, following an attack on a commercial facility in the regional capital.