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Russia\u2019s occupying forces impose strict limits on who can enter Oleshky, and there was no news on how the humanitarian operation was unfolding.<\/p>\n
Russia\u2019s ombudsperson Yana Lantratova and Ukraine\u2019s human rights ombudsperson Dmytro Lubinets both said Wednesday there had been no ceasefire violations in Oleshky for 30 hours.<\/p>\n
The plight of the city in Ukraine\u2019s southern Kherson region caught the attention of U.S. first lady Melania Trump, and the White House said she brokered the humanitarian mission.<\/p>\n
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Pope Leo XIV also spoke this month with presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin of Russia, urging them to allow humanitarian aid into Oleshky and the safe evacuation of civilians, the Vatican said.<\/p>\n
Both Ukrainian and Russian officials, eager to win U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s approval as he pushes for an elusive peace settlement, thanked Melania Trump for her role.<\/p>\n
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, speaking in Helsinki on Wednesday, said Kyiv \u201cwill never accept any formula at the cost of our sovereignty or territorial integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Talks between delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the United States that are expected to take place in Abu Dhabi in November have not yet been scheduled because Washington is awaiting developments in the Middle East, Zelenskyy told reporters in remarks Tuesday that were embargoed until Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Zelenskyy said the leaders of Finland and Norway, who spoke to Putin by phone Tuesday, told him that Russia is \u201cserious\u201d about discussing steps to de-escalate the war.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainian president said these could include a pause in attacks targeting energy infrastructure and commercial sea traffic, further prisoner exchanges, and a discussion of formats for possible meetings at leaders\u2019 level.<\/p>\n
The call to the Kremlin by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re and Finnish President Alexander Stubb was surprising. European countries have sought to diplomatically isolate the Russian leader since the invasion.<\/p>\n
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Ukraine is now getting an average of 12 Patriot interceptor missiles per month this year \u2014 a sharp drop from delivery rates in previous years, Zelenskyy told reporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cImagine this: you can count on getting 150 missiles a year from America, while you have to shoot down 150 ballistic missiles a month,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Patriot delivery delays appeared to be part of a trend of U.S. disengagement with Kyiv, Zelenskyy said, following disruptions in vital internet satellite links and intelligence sharing as well as a recent Trump administration agreement to purchase Russian diesel and waive sanctions.<\/p>\n
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The jet-powered drone attack started a major fire that set alight an apartment building, private house and an industrial building, the emergency services said.<\/p>\n
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In Russia, meanwhile, the Defense Ministry said that air defences downed 531 Ukrainian drones from late Tuesday through early Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Officials said apartment buildings and industrial infrastructure in three regions were targeted, wounding eight people.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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