# Zelensky says Oleshky ceasefire shows Russia can halt fighting but Putin is unwilling

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/zelensky-says-oleshky-ceasefire-shows-russia-can-halt-fighting-but-putin-is-unwilling/
- Published: 2026-11-07T16:13:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T17:52:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Kyiv Independent
- Original article: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-says-oleshky-ceasefire-shows-russia-can-halt-fighting-but-putin-is-unwilling/
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, Russia-Ukraine War, World

## Key points

- Oleshky’s evacuation was enabled by a five-day local ceasefire.
- Zelensky says political will, not technical barriers, is the main obstacle to a wider truce.
- Russia has ruled out further humanitarian operations of this kind for now.

## Summary

A five-day local ceasefire enabled civilians to leave Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast, leading President Volodymyr Zelensky to argue that wider ceasefires can be arranged without lengthy technical preparations. Ahead of planned trilateral talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States, he said the main barrier to stopping the fighting is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political will.

The Oleshky ceasefire ran from 27 October to 1 November and lasted five days, 19 hours and 59 minutes, according to Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets. Ukraine proposed that representatives monitor compliance on the ground, while Zelensky said drones could provide evidence of violations. The evacuation followed months of shortages and restrictions on aid in the occupied town; Russia has ruled out further operations of this kind for now. Zelensky also said Russia launched 36 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the surrounding region on 7 November, of which Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted four.

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