Russia strikes Ukraine amid ceasefire in occupied Oleshky
The US-brokered localized ceasefire in an occupied city held for a third day, highlighting Washington’s uneven progress in ending the nearly five-year war. A Russian drone strike killed at least 14 Ukrainians at a Dnipro train station Thursday, while a US-brokered localized ceasefire in an occupied city held for a third day, highlighting Washington’s uneven progress in ending the nearly five-year war. Both Kyiv and Moscow praised US first lady Melania Trump for helping secure the truce in Oleshky, which some warned Russia would use for military resupply and propaganda efforts, as the conflict’s death toll mounts elsewhere. Still, the events have made the first lady more popular with Ukrainians than her husband, who has blamed Kyiv for high gas prices, ahead of US-led negotiations next month: “ We like Melania more!” one Ukrainian said.
The US-brokered localized ceasefire in an occupied city held for a third day, highlighting Washington’s uneven progress in ending the nearly five-year war. A Russian drone strike killed at least 14 Ukrainians at a Dnipro train station Thursday, while a US-brokered localized ceasefire in an occupied city held for a third day, highlighting Washington’s uneven progress in ending the nearly five-year war. Both Kyiv and Moscow praised US first lady Melania Trump for helping secure the truce in Oleshky, which some warned Russia would use for military resupply and propaganda efforts, as the conflict’s death toll mounts elsewhere.
Still, the events have made the first lady more popular with Ukrainians than her husband, who has blamed Kyiv for high gas prices, ahead of US-led negotiations next month: “ We like Melania more!” one Ukrainian said.