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Ukraine: Melania Trump-brokered local ceasefire holds for second day

· France 24

There ​have been ​no breaches of the US-brokered local ceasefire ​around ‌the ⁠Russian-occupied town of Oleshky ‌in southern Ukraine during its first 30 hours, ​Ukraine's human rights ‌ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on ‌Wednesday. A ceasefire has ​been agreed until November 1 to ​allow residents of ​the frontline ​town – who had ​been unable to leave amid near-uninhabitable conditions – to evacuate.