Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire
Summary
Fighting resumed in Ukraine’s Kherson region on Monday, ending a six-day ceasefire that allowed hundreds of people to leave Russian-occupied Oleshky. Local authorities reported a strike on a medical facility and two people injured in a drone attack. The Kremlin said the truce was an isolated case and ruled out similar initiatives.Key Facts
- The six-day truce was described as the longest ceasefire since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022.
- Hundreds of residents from Oleshky and nearby areas were evacuated during the ceasefire.
- Kherson authorities said strikes resumed Monday, including a hit on a medical facility in the city centre.
- Authorities said a Russian drone attack on a car injured a 62-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man.
- Ukraine’s General Staff accused Russian forces of using the pause to reinforce positions, rotate units and deliver ammunition.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was reasonable to assume Ukrainian forces also regrouped during the pause.
- Russia’s and Ukraine’s human rights ombudsmen oversaw the ceasefire and called for similar initiatives to be repeated.
- Peskov called the Oleshky ceasefire an isolated case and said there were no similar plans or initiatives.
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