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Russia announces October 27 ceasefire on southern Ukraine’s Kherson front to evacuate residents of occupied Oleshky

Meduza23 October 2026, 17:23 UTCRussia

Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian military’s General Staff, said Russian forces would cease fire on the Kherson front starting at 4 a.m. on October 27 for a humanitarian operation in Oleshky (Alyoshki in Russian).

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