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Oleshky Ceasefire and Aid Operation End Without Any Violations, Lantratova Says
A six-day ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky in southern Ukraine ended on Sunday, with Russia’s human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova saying no violations were reported. The pause enabled initial demining and aid deliveries to civilians facing shortages of food and medicine, though both sides accused the other of using the lull to reposition troops.
Lantratova said the number of people who left the town was not counted, despite buses being prepared to evacuate up to 750 people; many returned empty. Her account conflicts with a Russian Foreign Ministry claim that a Ukrainian drone strike injured two civilians, which neither Lantratova nor the Kremlin addressed. She said she and Ukraine’s human rights commissioner had agreed to seek humanitarian missions at least monthly, and asked Melania Trump to help mediate future efforts.
In short
- Oleshky’s six-day ceasefire ended without reported violations, Lantratova said.
- Buses were prepared for 750 evacuees, but many returned empty.
- Russia and Ukraine may seek monthly humanitarian missions.