Six-day Oleshky truce brings brief calm to Kherson

A six-day humanitarian ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky brought a temporary lull to nearby Kherson, where residents ventured into streets and municipal workers repaired anti-drone netting. The pause began early October 27 and was intended to allow aid deliveries to Oleshky and civilian evacuations. The agreement, brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump, covered Oleshky and extended to areas across the Dnipro River within Kherson region, according to officials. Kherson, held by Ukraine, has faced repeated Russian attacks from positions on the opposite bank. Residents described the quiet as a rare chance to carry out ordinary tasks, while remaining wary that fighting could resume. People walked dogs, visited shops and cafés, collected belongings from normally dangerous neighborhoods and prepared for winter. Municipal workers used the lull to repair and extend netting designed to shield streets from drones. Some residents returned to homes they had left after attacks, while others tended gardens or visited relatives in areas they had avoided. The pause was still being reported as holding on October 29. Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said it had lasted 54 hours...