Kherson fighting resumes after six-day Oleshky ceasefire ends
Strikes return to Kherson after the war's longest truce let hundreds leave Russian-occupied Oleshky; Kyiv and Moscow both admit regrouping during the pause.
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BBC News reports fighting resumed in Ukraine's Kherson region after a six-day ceasefire, the longest since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion, which allowed hundreds of civilians to be evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky. Local authorities said strikes resumed Monday, with a medical facility hit in Kherson city and two people injured by a drone attack on a car.
- The six-day truce was the longest since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022
- Hundreds of civilians were evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky and nearby areas
- Ukraine's General Staff said Russian forces used the pause to rotate units and deliver ammunition
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was reasonable to assume Ukraine regrouped too
- Peskov said there are no similar plans or initiatives, calling Oleshky an isolated case
Truce ends with strikes in Kherson
Fighting returned to Ukraine's Kherson region after a six-day ceasefire that brought quiet to the front line for the first time in years, BBC News reported. Local authorities confirmed strikes resumed on Monday morning, saying Moscow hit a medical facility in Kherson city centre. They also said a 62-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man were injured when a Russian drone attacked the car they were travelling in.
The pause was the longest since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, and it allowed hundreds of people trapped in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky and its surroundings to be evacuated. Evacuees arriving in northern Ukraine on Saturday described years of hunger and hardship in a destroyed town, according to the report.
Both sides acknowledge regrouping
Ukraine accused Russian forces of using the humanitarian ceasefire to strengthen positions, rotate units and deliver ammunition. Ukraine's General Staff said it recorded the rotation of Russian units, expanded anti-drone equipment on roads and ammunition deliveries. The Kremlin appeared to corroborate this: spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was reasonable to assume the Ukrainian army also used the period for necessary regrouping, calling it standard practice.
The ceasefire was brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump, and both Kyiv and Moscow thanked her repeatedly, though no details of her involvement were shared. Russia's human rights ombudsman, Yana Lantratova, and her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Lubinets, oversaw the truce together in Oleshky and called for it to be repeated. Peskov dismissed the idea, calling Oleshky an isolated case with no similar plans or initiatives. Lantratova said residents who stayed behind will receive monthly humanitarian aid.
Did fighting resume in Kherson after the ceasefire?
Yes. Local authorities said strikes resumed Monday, with a medical facility hit in Kherson city centre and two people injured in a drone attack on a car, BBC News reported.
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