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Ukraine suspects nationwide air raid alert app has been hacked

Ukraine's air force said on Sunday that its nationwide air raid alert application had probably been hacked, warning that threat notifications no longer reflected the situation on the ground. The suspected interference came just minutes after the end of a local ceasefire with Russia in the eastern Kherson region.

France 24 · 18m ago
Localised ceasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region set to end

The longest truce of the war in Ukraine, localised in the region of Kherson, was set to end on Sunday evening after Russia refused to extend the ceasefire. The truce which began on Tuesday enabled the evacuation of residents from the town of Olechky, located on the front lines in the Kherson region, which has been plagued by severe shortages for months.

France 24 · 13h ago
Testimonies from Oleshky

American Filmmaker Zarina Zabrisky has lived and reported across the Dnipro River in Ukrainian controlled Kherson for the past three years. She’s been speaking to France 24’s Gavin Lee about the events of the past 24 hours.

France 24 · Oct 31
Evacuation of civilians begins in besieged Ukrainian city of Oleshky

Humanitarian convoy brings food and medicine to Russian-held city where people have suffered severe shortages People living in the besieged Russian-held city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine were evacuated on Friday as part of a joint relief operation, the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war. The city, which lies on the Russian-occupied side of the Dnipro River, opposite Kherson, has suffered months of serious food and medical shortages, leading to warnings of starvation for the few thousand people remaining there, including about 50 children. Continue reading...

The Guardian · Oct 30
Oleshky: No access to basic needs, ceasefire offers limited opportunity for humanitarian assistance

Catherine Viette is pleased to welcome Jens Schumacher, Field Coordinator in Mykolaiv and Kherson with Solidarity International. Just a few kilometers separate the Ukrainian-controlled city of Kherson from Russian-occupied Oleshky. For civilians caught between military occupation, disrupted essential services and uncertain evacuation arrangements, geographical proximity offers little guarantee of access to life-saving assistance. Schumacher examines the humanitarian implications of a temporary ceasefire around Oleshky, where approximately 2,000 civilians were reported to remain. Although the cessation of attacks has created a limited opportunity for humanitarian operations, the geographical scope of the agreement, the prospects for evacuation and the possibility of sustained humanitarian access remain uncertain.

France 24 · Oct 30