Local ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump starts in southern Ukraine

A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine, according to multiple reports. U.S. first lady Melania Trump brokered the truce, which the White House said was intended to enable a humanitarian relief mission. NPR reported that missile attacks resumed in Kyiv during the ceasefire. The New York Times reported the truce was meant to allow aid into the city and civilians out, noting that residents had run out of food amid ongoing bombardment.

• CNN — Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire takes effect around Russian-occupied city of Oleshky
• NPR — Local ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump starts in southern Ukraine
• NYT — Cease-Fire Brokered by Melania Trump Begins in Ukrainian City of Oleshky
• Fox News — Ceasefire negotiated by Melania Trump holds in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city
• Breitbart — Localised Ukraine Ceasefire Brokered by Melania Trump Begins in Russian-Invaded City
• NYT — A Ukrainian City in the Kill Zone Relishes a Moment of Peace
• NYT — A Cease-Fire Melania Trump Announced Gives a City Brief Calm
• CNN — What is happening in Oleshky, the occupied Ukrainian town at the center of a Melania Trump ceasefire?
• CNN — Reunited after 1,711 days: Oleshky evacuees return to Ukraine under Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire
• CNN — Oleshky evacuees return to Ukraine under Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire

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