ChinaRussian Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov said on October 23 that Russian forces would cease fire and observe a “silence regime” in the Kherson direction from 4 a.m. local time on October 27 to enable humanitarian operations in Oleshky.
Broadcast 24 October 2026 · Event date 23 October 2026
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Russian Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov said on October 23 that Russian forces would cease fire and observe a “silence regime” in the Kherson direction from 4 a.m. local time on October 27 to enable humanitarian operations in Oleshky.
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Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said on October 23 that, beginning at 4 a.m. local time on October 27, Russian forces would cease fire and observe a “regime of silence” in the Kherson sector to allow humanitarian operations in the settlement of Oleshky in that area. The Ukrainian military said the same day that Ukrainian forces would carry out the decision made by Ukraine’s supreme commander to conduct humanitarian operations in Oleshky. Oleshky has been on the front line since the outbreak of the Russia–Ukraine conflict, and more than a thousand residents still remain there.Original Chinese quote
俄罗斯武装力量总参谋长格拉西莫夫23日称，自当地时间27日4时起，俄军将在赫尔松方向停火并实行“静默状态”，以便在该地区的阿列什基居民点开展人道主义行动。