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Ceasefire in Kherson Collapses as Fighting Resumes
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In Short: A six-day ceasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region collapsed on Monday as fighting resumed, following the evacuation of hundreds of people from Oleshky.
The ceasefire, the longest since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, allowed for the evacuation of hundreds of people from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky and its surroundings.
Ukraine's General Staff reported that the ceasefire period was used by Russian forces to set up positions, rotate units, and expand anti-drone equipment on roads.
The Kremlin acknowledged that both sides likely used the ceasefire period for regrouping, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov stating it was reasonable to assume the Ukrainian army also used the time for necessary regrouping.
Fighting resumed in the Kherson region after the collapse of the ceasefire, with Russia bombing an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter, killing at least 24 people.
The regional administration in Kherson reported that a 62-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man were hospitalized with blast injuries.
During a call with Putin, Pope Leo XIV requested a humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky, urging cooperation to deliver food, medical aid, and evacuate civilians.
Ukraine and Russia had agreed to a localized ceasefire to allow for a humanitarian operation in Oleshky, but the ceasefire ended without violations.
What's confirmed
- The ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia had allowed humanitarian aid and evacuation missions into front-line areas in Russian-occupied territory.
- The attacks came after a limited ceasefire expired Monday in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region.
- A representative of the Nova Kakhovka administration walks past an unexploded Russian FPV drone during a localized ceasefire linked to a humanitarian aid mission to Oleshky, in the village of Kozatske, Kherson region, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct.
- Pope Leo XIV expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, urging a ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and the safe evacuation of civilians, the Vatican said.
What's still developing
- Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — A humanitarian mission entered the devastated city of Oleshky on Friday, officials said, as Russia and Ukraine observed the most significant truce of the 4½-year war that began with Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
- READ MORE: Melania Trump helps forge ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Ukrainian city so aid can be delivered Lubinets said evacuations would continue until 2 p.m. local time, with aid distribution beginning 30 minutes later.
- The pontiff called for hostilities to be suspended to enable food and medical assistance to reach the city in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, Anadolu Agency reported.