Coastal town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
A blast in Sevastopol has killed a Russian Defense Ministry officer, with a Russian national detained on suspicion of carrying out the attack on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence. Authorities say the suspect acted on Kyiv’s instructions while the wider security picture remains murky, as Kyiv denies involvement.
A Liberian-flagged Aframax Rio has been attacked off Sochi, triggering a fire and the evacuation of 23 Indian crew. Sochi and Sirius have closed beaches; authorities report no confirmed oil contamination and monitoring shows no oil slicks as of now. Investigations link the tanker to sanctions-evading routes; firefighting is ongoing and the vessel is drifting along the coast.
A localized ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump has enabled humanitarian aid deliveries and civilian evacuations from Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town on the Dnipro opposite Kherson. The ceasefire is set to run through the weekend as residents face shortages of food, water and medicine.
A US-brokered local ceasefire around Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region is holding as aid delivery and civilian evacuations proceed. Residents face years of shortages and uncertainty about returns; some evacuees travel toward Ukrainian-held territory, others toward Russia. First Lady Melania Trump has helped broker the pause with international and local coordination.
Ukrainian residents from Oleshky have evacuated via a four-day ceasefire, landing in Gomel, Belarus, before returning toward Ukraine. Authorities say the ceasefire is holding, enabling demining and delivery of aid, with about 1,700 residents remaining in the city of 24,000 before the conflict.