# ‘If this works, it will be the first real ceasefire across a large stretch of the front’: Russia and Ukraine maintain truce in occupied Oleshky for more than two days

https://mins.news/en/item/121089

- Meduza, 2026-10-29 16:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/29/if-this-works-it-will-be-the-first-real-ceasefire-across-a-large-stretch-of-the-front-russia-and-ukraine-maintain-truce-in-occupied-oleshky-for-more-than-two-days

> Russia and Ukraine have stopped fighting around occupied Oleshky since October 27, with the ceasefire lasting more than two days. The countries’ human rights commissioners are heading there to deliver aid and help ensure safe evacuations. Ukrainian sources say the local truce is a test of whether military commanders can implement political agreements; Kyiv hopes to repeat it elsewhere if it holds until November 1.

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