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Update: Oleshky truce holds 30 hours without incident, Ukraine's ombudsman says; Netherlands pledges €500 million in military aid

Published 5:00 PM CT, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Updated 5:18 PM CT
In the 5 PM CT update

The humanitarian ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky in southern Ukraine held for 30 hours without a single reported incident, Ukraine's human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said Wednesday, thanking first lady Melania Trump for mediating, Hromadske reported; it began at 3 a.m. on Oct. 27 and is scheduled to last until 10:59 p.m. on Nov. 1. Next steps are clearing mines from access roads, delivering aid and letting civilians leave. The Netherlands announced a €500 million military aid package for Ukraine as President Zelensky visited, the Kyiv Independent reported.

• Ukraine
• Russia
• Oleshky
• Kherson region
• Ceasefire
• Melania Trump
• Dmytro Lubinets
• Netherlands
• Military aid
• Volodymyr Zelensky