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MapKherson Truce Ends As Russia Strikes Cut Power Across Ukraine, Zelenskyy Says
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The Kherson regional ceasefire ends after days with no extension. Russian strikes cut power to thousands across Ukraine as truce ends.
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Kherson truce ends
The longest truce of the Ukraine war, limited to Ukraine’s eastern Kherson region and brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump, ended on Sunday night with no violations reported by either side and no sign of an extension. The truce had begun on Tuesday and was set to expire at 10:59pm Ukraine time, after it enabled a humanitarian mission to the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky. Ukraine’s General Staff said it evacuated 167 civilians to safer points in the Kherson region, including 22 children and 21 people with limited mobility requiring special assistance.
The localised ceasefire was due to end at 22:59 Ukrainian time (21:00 GMT) on Sunday, while fighting continued elsewhere as Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia struck energy infrastructure in four regions overnight on Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, and the BBC said some connections were restored on Sunday.
Evacuations and warnings
Melania Trump said on social media, "Let Oleshky become the starting point for lasting peace," as the truce’s end approached and residents prepared for renewed fighting.
Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin urged residents to be vigilant and wrote on Telegram, "I also strongly urge you not to visit the so-called 'red zones'" near the Dnipro River.
Ukraine’s military said it evacuated 167 more people from threatened areas of the southern Kherson region, and the General Staff wrote on Telegram that the operation moved civilians to safer points.
Ukraine's air alert system was apparently hacked, and the Air Force message read, "There is no radiation threat! Stay calm and follow our updates on our channel."
Repair works to restore power continued throughout the day, with more than 60,000 customers still without power in the Dnipropetrovrovsk region by early evening.
What comes next
Ukraine’s General Staff said the truce had given residents in Oleshky a choice to evacuate to Kyiv-controlled territory or to territory occupied by Russia, or to remain in the city with replenished food and medical supplies. Russia was "trying to take maximum advantage of the shortage of ballistic missile interceptors" as Zelenskyy called again for more immediate aid. A Ukrainian official told AFP that Russia reportedly refused an offer to extend the ceasefire after Kyiv’s Foreign Ministry proposed it.
The ceasefire, which was in effect from October 27 to November 1, ended after Russia refused the offer of an extension, and it quoted Dmytro Lubinets calling the temporary truce "an important step in our joint humanitarian efforts". Emergency power cuts had been introduced across the country because of regular attacks on energy infrastructure, and even in the capital Kyiv, electricity was cut off for most of the day and water supplies were also disrupted.