Fighting Stops in Oleshky After Melania Trump Truce — SkimNews
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- Oleshky — Fighting in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city has stopped after a truce took effect.
- Melania Trump — The White House said the US First Lady secured the truce that halted the fighting in Oleshky.
- Civilian evacuation — The truce is meant to allow aid deliveries and a civilian evacuation on Friday.
- Oleshky residents — Told the BBC they were wary of the ceasefire, with evacuation routes potentially taking them through Crimea and Russia.
Why it matters: For Oleshky's residents, the immediate test is Friday's evacuation, because the routes the truce relies on could potentially take civilians through Crimea and Russia. Aid deliveries and a civilian pullout are the concrete deliverables now attached to the pause, and residents told the BBC they were weary of the ceasefire.
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