This measure is seen, among other things, as a way of trying to lower fuel prices for American consumers before the mid-term elections on November 3, which promise to be difficult for Donald Trump's Republican Party. A truce is due to begin on October 29 in the Ukrainian town of Olechky, an announcement described as unexpected as this locality is plunged into the heart of a serious humanitarian crisis.
The humanitarian situation in this colony has worsened in recent months. The local population has fallen from around 24,000 to around 2,000 today, and many people have denounced this critical situation in Ukraine and around the world.
Moscow and kyiv immediately confirmed the ceasefire announcement. Ukraine and Russia recognize the humanitarian crisis there but blame each other for the situation, accusing each other of hindering food deliveries and evacuations.
In Ukraine and across the country, many people have denounced the plight of the city, which has fallen from around 24,000 inhabitants to around 2,000 today.
The city was heavily affected by the 2023 destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, which caused severe flooding along the Dnieper.
It is also one of several settlements where thousands of people lost their homes to massive flooding caused by the collapse of the Nova Khakovka dam in 2023.
The announcement is surprising, but it remains unexpected in the Ukrainian city, plunged into the heart of a serious humanitarian crisis.