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Melania Trump hosts Russian and Ukrainian officials at White House after Oleshky truce

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The first lady is due to receive Russian and Ukrainian representatives on Thursday, after her office helped arrange a local ceasefire for civilians in Oleshky and ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi.

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Russian aircraft drop nine 3,000kg bombs on Zaporizhzhia aid centre after Oleshky truce

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Kyiv says Russian bombers hit a school used for aid distribution in Komyshuvakha with at least nine 3,000kg bombs, as Ukraine, Russia and the US prepare to resume peace talks in the coming days.

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Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia used Oleshky truce to rotate units and fortify positions

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Kyiv says Russian forces exploited the humanitarian ceasefire around occupied Oleshky to swap units, harden defences and expand supply lines, even as the ombudsman said both sides honoured the pause.

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Kherson braces for renewed fighting as Oleshky ceasefire comes to an end

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A US-mediated local truce along the Dnipro near Oleshky expires on Nov. 1, and residents of Kherson, who enjoyed days of rare quiet, now fear that Russian attacks will return harder than before.

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Aid convoy enters Russian-held Oleshky as evacuations begin under US-brokered truce

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Food and medical supplies reached the Kherson-region town as Russian and Ukrainian ombudsmen oversaw a window for residents to leave on 25 buses, with the localised truce set to run until 1 November.

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Ukrainian and Russian ombudsmen travel to occupied Oleshky as local truce holds

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Dmytro Lubinets and Yana Lantratova are escorting aid to the occupied Kherson-region city, where 25 buses stand ready to take out residents who wish to leave, Ukrainska Pravda and Meduza reported.

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Russia and Ukraine hold Oleshky truce as residents get until Friday to leave

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Routes into the occupied Kherson city have been demined, and aid for those who stay is due after 2:30 p.m. on Friday under a temporary truce brokered by US first lady Melania Trump.

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US-brokered truce takes effect in Russian-held Oleshky as Russian missiles hit Kyiv

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A local ceasefire announced by Melania Trump began in Oleshky to clear the way for aid and evacuations, but within minutes Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv and damaged a key Dnipro bridge.

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