Enemy used humanitarian pause in Oleshky to fortify its positions, - General Staff
Russian occupiers exploited the ceasefire, which was implemented to facilitate a humanitarian operation in Oleshky, Kherson Oblast, to strengthen their own military positions.
According to Censor.NET, this was stated by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
During the humanitarian pause, the enemy rotated its units, fortified its positions, and bolstered its logistics.
At the same time, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces ensured compliance with the ceasefire and operated strictly within the framework of the agreements reached.
As a result, humanitarian aid was delivered to its intended destinations, and Ukrainians who wished to leave Oleshky returned to territory controlled by Ukraine.
The occupiers used the lull to fortify their positions
According to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, during the ceasefire, Russian troops:
- rotated units;
- reinforced their positions;
- expanded anti-drone measures along the roads;
- stepped up logistics, including the delivery of ammunition.
Thus, the Russian side used the humanitarian pause not only to halt hostilities but also to strengthen its own military capabilities in this area.
What led up to this
- The office of US First Lady Melania Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to temporarily cease all hostilities in Oleshky, Kherson Oblast, from 29 October to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the preparation of the evacuation of civilians via a safe corridor.
- Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Russian dictator, stated that the military were coordinating the timing of a ceasefire in the area of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, which is occupied by Russia.
- Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov stated that, in connection with the humanitarian operation in the Russian-occupied Oleshky area of the Kherson region, a ceasefire is being implemented in this sector.
- Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Commissioner for Human Rights, confirmed the statement by US First Lady Melania Trump regarding the launch of a humanitarian mission in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region.
- Ukraine is implementing a ceasefire in the area of Oleshky in the Kherson region, which is temporarily occupied by Russia, from 03:00 on 27 October to allow a humanitarian operation to take place.
- The ceasefire in Oleshky will remain in force until 10.59 pm on 1 November.
- On October 30, a Ukrainian delegation led by Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets arrived safely in the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region. Lubinets reported that everyone who wished to leave for Ukraine was able to leave Oleshky.
- On October 31, Ukrainians evacuated from the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region arrived in territory controlled by Ukraine.
