Truce Holds in Oleshky as Evacuations Start

Overview

• A locally negotiated humanitarian truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky has been observed for consecutive days and was publicly announced by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump.
• Humanitarian convoys and organized evacuations began in Oleshky, but officials say the number of people leaving and their destinations remain uncertain and are still changing.
• A jet-powered Russian drone struck the platform at Dnipro’s main railway station on Thursday, killing at least 13–14 people and wounding others, prompting Kyiv to demand stronger responses from its partners.
• Moscow reported that hundreds of drones were launched toward the capital and nearby areas and that air defenses intercepted the bulk of them, showing that large drone exchanges continue across the front.
• Civilians in Oleshky face severe shortages, cut-off routes because of destroyed bridges and mined roads, and critics in Kyiv say recent U.S.–Russia diplomatic moves heighten the risk that narrow truces will not curb broader attacks.