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Ukraine : la "trêve Melania" obtenue à Olechky tient pour la deuxième journée consécutive

France 24 (fr)28 October 2026, 16:37 UTCUkraine

Un cessez-le-feu local, négocié avec l'aide des États-Unis, tenait mercredi pour la deuxième journée consécutive dans le sud de l'Ukraine, une trêve rarissime en presque cinq ans de guerre, déclarée pour permettre une opération humanitaire. A Olechky, ville ukrainienne sous occupation russe dans la région ukrainienne de Kherson, les habitants sont confrontés depuis des mois à des pénuries de nourriture, d'eau et de médicaments.

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