Zelenskyy awarded Melania Trump Order of Princess Olha, 1st Class
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the Order of Princess Olga, First Class, to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump.
The relevant decree was published on the Office of the President's website, according to Censor.NET.
Details
"For significant personal contributions to humanitarian aid for Ukraine, as well as active human rights advocacy and charitable work aimed at rescuing Ukrainian children and citizens who have suffered as a result of Russian aggression and who have been illegally deported or forcibly displaced from Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, I hereby decree:
"To award the Order of Princess Olga, First Class, to Melania Trump—First Lady of the United States of America," the decree states.
Mark Beckman, Special Senior Advisor to the First Lady of the United States of America, was also awarded the "Golden Heart" Presidential Medal of Ukraine.
Earlier, the White House press office reported that U.S. First Lady Melania Trump had invited representatives from Ukraine and Russia to a meeting at the White House.
It has also been reported that on November 5, 2026, Melania Trump will issue a statement regarding a ceasefire in Oleshky.
What led up to it
- The office of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to temporarily suspend all hostilities in Oleshky in the Kherson region starting October 29 to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid and to prepare for the evacuation of civilians via a safe corridor.
- The spokesperson for the Russian dictator, Dmitry Peskov, stated that the military is working to agree on the terms of a ceasefire in the area of Oleshky in the Kherson region, which is occupied by Russia.
- Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, stated that, in connection with a humanitarian operation in the area of Oleshky in the Kherson region—which is occupied by Russia—a ceasefire is being implemented in that sector.
- Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Human Rights Commissioner, confirmed a statement by U.S. 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, starting at 3:00 a.m. on October 27, in order to carry out a humanitarian operation.
- The ceasefire in Oleshky will last until 10:59 p.m. on November 1.
- On October 30, a Ukrainian delegation led by Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets safely arrived in the temporarily occupied town 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.
