First lady Melania Trump announced on Friday that she had secured a localized "temporary" ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky, which will begin Oct. 29.

A statement from the first lady’s office said that the temporary ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city was agreed to by both countries to "allow for humanitarian aid to enter and to prepare a civilian evacuation through a designated safe passageway."

First Lady Melania Trump listens to President Donald Trump speak ahead of signing an executive order to establish the Women's Health Division and a White House Women's Health Task Force in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 19, 2026.

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"The situation in Oleshky is dire. Oleshky is a front-line war city on the brink of disaster.…