Kherson truce brokered by Melania Trump set to end
The pause in fighting, limited to southern Ukraine's Kherson region, began on Tuesday and allowed a humanitarian mission to the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
Kherson: A truce limited to the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, described by the South China Morning Post as the longest of the war, was due to end on Sunday evening after neither side announced an extension.
The pause in fighting began early on Tuesday and was brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump, according to the SCMP. It enabled a humanitarian mission to Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city in the Kherson region.
Ukraine offered to extend the ceasefire, the SCMP reported, as the truce was due to expire later on Sunday. Neither side had announced an extension by the evening.
The Guardian reported that Ukraine had resumed attacks on Russian oil, a move its headline described as defying Trump. The Guardian's report did not carry further details in the material available.
The war in Ukraine is in its fifth year. The Kherson region lies in the south of the country.
The SCMP said the truce was the longest of the conflict and was confined to just the Kherson region. It was brokered by Melania Trump, the US first lady, and began on Tuesday.
Oleshky is a Russian-occupied city in the Kherson region. The humanitarian mission that the truce enabled reached the city, the SCMP reported.
No response from Russia to Ukraine's offer of an extension was reported. The Guardian's headline said Ukraine defied Trump by resuming attacks on Russian oil, without giving further details in the material available.
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