Longest truce of Ukraine war, in Kherson region, set to end

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The truce, brokered by Melania Trump, began on Tuesday and was to end on Sunday after neither Russia nor Ukraine announced an extension

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The longest truce of the Ukraine war, brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump and limited to just the Kherson region, was set to end on Sunday evening after neither side announced an extension.

The rare pause in fighting, which began early on Tuesday, enabled a humanitarian mission to the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky and came as the Ukraine war grinds through its fifth year.

An offer from Ukraine to extend the ceasefire in the southern region of Kherson, which is due to expire later Sunday, a senior Ukrainian official told Agence France-Presse.

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