The ceasefire began on Tuesday and was described by the South China Morning Post and France 24 as the longest truce of the Ukraine war. It covered part of Kherson, including the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky. The South China Morning Post and Deutsche Welle described the arrangement as brokered by the United States; the South China Morning Post specifically identified US First Lady Melania Trump as the broker.
The South China Morning Post and France 24 said the truce was due to end on Sunday evening. Their accounts differed on the reason it was not extended: the South China Morning Post reported that neither side had announced an extension, while France 24 said Russia refused to extend the ceasefire. Deutsche Welle later reported that the ceasefire had ended on Sunday night, without specifying an exact time.
The pause also enabled a humanitarian mission to Oleshky, according to the South China Morning Post and France 24. Those reports did not identify the mission’s participants or describe its outcome, leaving the scope of the humanitarian activity unclear.
The localized nature of the arrangement meant it did not correspond to a wider halt in fighting. Deutsche Welle reported that Russian drones, missiles or other attacks struck areas in at least four other Ukrainian regions during the ceasefire period, including energy infrastructure. The supplied reporting does not establish further details about casualties or damage from those strikes.
The reports therefore document a temporary pause around Oleshky and humanitarian access during the truce, but they do not establish a broader ceasefire or a continuing arrangement after Sunday. They also leave unresolved the precise end time and the outcome of the humanitarian mission.