Ukrainian officials said the Kherson ceasefire ended
Ukrainian officials said the longest truce of the Ukraine war, confined to eastern Kherson region, ended Sunday after Russia refused an extension. The humanitarian ceasefire had allowed civilians to evacuate Russian-occupied Oleshky. Russian strikes also cut power to thousands in Ukraine, and power-restoration work continued throughout the day.
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The longest truce of the Ukraine war, a humanitarian ceasefire in the eastern Kherson region, ended Sunday after Russia refused an offer to extend it, Ukrainian officials said. The truce had allowed civilians to evacuate the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
Russian strikes cut power to thousands of people in Ukraine, BBC News reported. Repair work continued through the day. In Dnipropetrovsk region, most customers had their connections restored by early evening, but more than 60,000 remained without power, the governor said.
Ukraine also struck a major missile-fuel producer in Russia’s Rostov region, causing a fire and damaging four production facilities, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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- BBC News — Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine as Kherson ceasefire to end - BBC News
- Agence France-Presse — Agence France-Presse ...
- winnipegsun.com — Longest truce of Ukraine war ends in Kherson | World News | winnipegsun.com
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BBC directly reports Russian strikes cutting power while the Kherson ceasefire was due to end, and AFP reports the ceasefire’s end; Winnipeg Sun carries the same AFP report. These reports support the proposed event and its timing.