Key facts
- Peskov said questions about Russian force movements were best directed to the Ministry of Defence.
- Peskov said he was not familiar with the specifics regarding Russian forces during the ceasefire.
- Peskov said no further local ceasefires modelled on Oleshky were planned for now.
- Ukraine's General Staff said Russian forces rotated units and fortified positions during the ceasefire.
The Kremlin said on November 2 that it assumed the Ukrainian army used a local ceasefire the previous week in and around the Russian-held southern town of Oleshky to regroup, describing this as normal practice. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that he had no specific information on whether Russian forces had done the same.
Ukraine's General Staff said the same day that Russian forces used the ceasefire to strengthen their military positions. It said they had rotated units, fortified positions, expanded anti-drone measures along roads and increased logistics activity, including deliveries of ammunition.