Aid Mission to Enter Oleshky as Localized Russia-Ukraine Truce Holds for Third Day
Photo: France 24Humanitarian aid was set to enter the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky, a Ukrainian official said, as a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine held for a third day. Moscow and Kyiv have observed the truce in and around the city since Tuesday, and military units have been clearing landmines. The ceasefire is planned to last six days so food and medical supplies can reach residents. The White House said first lady Melania Trump helped broker it, and both sides thanked her. About 2,000 residents were reported cut off from supplies, with reports that many are starving. The war continues elsewhere, and earlier ceasefire efforts either failed or quickly collapsed.
On Thursday, a jet-powered Russian drone hit two passenger trains at a station in Dnipro, killing at least 13 people, officials said; one account put the toll at 14. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it a horrific attack. Russia's Defense Ministry said it downed 1,214 Ukrainian drones overnight, about half headed for Moscow, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
Right-leaning Newsmax leads with the mission itself, calling it historic and organized by Melania Trump, saying it got underway Thursday as Russians and Ukrainians met, and promoting its own evacuation documentation. Its available text does not mention the train strike or drone attacks. Left-leaning NBC News, like AP, leads with the aid convoy and truce, but weaves in the Dnipro attack, Zelenskyy's reaction, Russia's drone claims and the previous failed ceasefires, and credits Trump only as the White House's account. Both sides agree on the mission and Trump's involvement; they differ in whether it is framed as a singular achievement or one development amid continuing violence. France 24 adds further casualty figures, including deaths in Chernihiv and Kremenchuk.
How the sides differ Right sources emphasize Melania Trump's organizing role and the mission starting; left sources pair the truce with deadly strikes and drone attacks; alternative sources add civilian casualty detail.
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NBC News leads with the aid convoy and holding truce, then covers the deadly Dnipro train strike, Zelenskyy's response, Russian drone claims and past failed ceasefires; Trump's role is attributed to the White House.
France 24 and AP lead with the aid mission; France 24 adds that about 2,000 residents are cut off and reportedly starving, plus higher casualty counts and deaths in Chernihiv and Kremenchuk.
Newsmax frames the mission as historic and organized by Melania Trump, stressing that it began Thursday with Russians and Ukrainians meeting and that the outlet documented the evacuation.