OleshkyUp to 2,000 civilians trapped by mines and drones get a truce.
Russia and Ukraine halted fighting around the town, and Russia paused strikes on Kherson across the river.
US First Lady Melania Trump brokered the local truce with Pope Leo’s involvement, and Russia’s Defence Ministry put the start at 01:00 Greenwich Mean Time.
The truce runs through Saturday, and doctors, food and water arrive before evacuation corridors open.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 150+ reports worldwide
- Bloomberg Business leans critical
- Al Jazeera Online
- emphasizes the humanitarian pause as a Melania Trump–brokered step toward peace talks, with up to 2,000 trapped civilians cited
Sources: Bloomberg Business, Al Jazeera Online