<p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 16 ballistic missiles were also launched overnight despite localised truce in Russian-occupied town</p><p><strong>Russia and Ukraine have started a localised ceasefire to allow for ⁠a humanitarian operation to begin in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky</strong>, but Russian strikes continued in other parts of the country, including Kyiv.</p><p>Overnight, <strong>Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles and more than 280 drones,</strong> with at least 15 people injured in Kyiv, with further attacks in the Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Dnipro, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia regions.</p><p><em>“<strong>Every such delay means another Russian strike on one facility or another.</strong> Unfortunately, strikes are taking place every day. Russia is constantly taking new steps toward escalation.”</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/27/russia-ukraine-oleshky-serbia-france-europe-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>