Ukraine agrees to local ceasefire, trusts US to mediate

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will honor a ceasefire in Oleshky and expects US mediation to make it work, according to a statement reported on [date]. Zelenskyy said the localized truce would allow access to the city to reopen. It would let authorities deliver food and medicine and let civilians leave the combat zone. The agreement covers only Oleshky, not the wider front line. Zelenskyy said Kyiv is counting on US mediators to keep the deal in place. Further details, including when the truce takes effect, were not immediately available.