Aid mission set to enter Ukraine's Oleshky as localised ceasefire holds for third day

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A humanitarian mission is expected to enter Russian-occupied Oleshky after a localized ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow held for a third day. About 2,000 residents have reportedly been cut off from essential supplies, with reports of starvation.

A humanitarian aid mission is set to enter the Ukrainian town of Oleshky, a Ukrainian official said on Thuirsday, as a localised truce between Kyiv and Moscow, brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, held for a third day. Some 2,000 residents in the Russian occupied city have been cut off from essential supplies amid reports that many are starving.