Key facts
- Ceasefire in Oleshky observed for 30 hours without incident.
- Russian attacks killed two people and injured 17 others in Ukraine over the past day.
- Russian forces launched a ballistic missile and 88 drones overnight on October 28.
- Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 71 drones.
- One person killed and one injured in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast strike.
- One person killed and three injured in Donetsk Oblast attacks.
A ceasefire in the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky has held for 30 hours without incident, according to Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets. The ceasefire, which began on October 27 and is set to last until November 1, is intended to allow for the safe evacuation of civilians and the delivery of humanitarian aid. Oleshky, located across the Dnipro River from Kherson, has been under Russian occupation and effectively blockaded since the early days of the full-scale invasion.
Meanwhile, Russia continued its attacks on other regions of Ukraine. Over the past day, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile and 88 drones, including 38 jet-powered drones, at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 71 drones. Russian weapons struck targets at eight locations, while falling debris was reported at two others.
In southeastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a Russian strike killed one person and injured another, while three people were injured in the city of Dnipro on October 27. In eastern Donetsk Oblast, attacks killed one person and injured three others. In northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, attacks injured six people across the region. In southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, two people were injured. In northern Sumy Oblast, drone strikes injured two men.