The UN is not directly involved in the humanitarian mission concerning the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region.
This was stated by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, Suspilne reports.
According to Schmale, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher approached the Russian mission with a request to ensure safe passage for civilians and allow aid through to Oleshky. However, the organisation has still not received a response from the Russian side.
Schmale stressed that an extremely dire situation persists not only in Oleshky but also in other settlements along the front line. In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, at least one million people need humanitarian assistance, and new evidence of similar humanitarian catastrophes may emerge in the near future.
The coordinator also noted that the UN is in dialogue with Ukraine’s Ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, and is offering its support if needed.
- On 27 October, a ceasefire regime began in Oleshky at 3:00. It will last until 1 November.
- US First Lady Melania Trump and her representative joined the process of agreeing the ceasefire terms, working directly with the leadership of Ukraine and Russia. She did not rule out a personal visit to Ukraine.
- On 25 October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine and Russia had agreed on the timing of a ceasefire to carry out a humanitarian mission in Oleshky.
- On 27 October, Melania Trump said that the local ceasefire zone between Ukraine and Russia had expanded beyond the occupied town of Oleshky.
- At present, around 1,700 people remain trapped in the devastated town of Oleshky in the Kherson region, and Russia is trying to turn the settlement into a deadly trap. Ukraine has repeatedly called for safe evacuation and international humanitarian access. Russia is ignoring these calls.
- Meanwhile, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin reported that an extremely difficult humanitarian situation currently persists not only in occupied Oleshky but also in dozens of other settlements near the line of contact.