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Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin
<p>Frontline near Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine quiet for first time in years ahead of planned evacuation</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/27/russia-ukraine-oleshky-serbia-france-europe-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/ukraine-troops-report-ongoing-problems-with-starlink-satellite-network">local ceasefire</a> in a southern Ukrainian city under Russian occupation appeared to be holding on Tuesday, with both sides ceasing drone attacks, ahead of an apparent evacuation of about 2,000 trapped and desperate civilians.</p><p>The temporary truce began at 3am in Russian-controlled Oleshky. The city sits on the Dnipro River and is about 3 miles from Kherson, a larger city on the opposite bank. Ukrainian troops <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/18/khersons-weary-holdouts-recall-occupation-nightmare-as-bombs-fall">recaptured Kherson in autumn 2022</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/oleshky-truce-ukraine-russia-putin">Continue reading...</a>
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