Truce begins in wartorn Ukraine city after it was announced by Melania Trump

A truce has begun in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky, a week after it was announced by US First Lady, Melania Trump.

The ceasefire is meant to allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians.

Oleshky is on the south bank of the river Dnipro, which forms the front line in the Kherson region. The remaining residents have been desperately short of food and other essential supplies.

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Ukraine's parliament commissioner for human rights, Dmytro Lubinets, confirmed in a social media post that the ceasefire had begun.

"As head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, I confirm that the Ukrainian side is honouring its commitments," he wrote on Facebook.

Oleshky was seized by Russia during the first days of its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Residents were trapped with scarce food between Ukrainian positions across the Dnipro River and Russian forces to the east.

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