The First Lady takes action! Melania announced without warning a partial ceasefire in the Wunan town of Oreshki

Melania, the first lady of the United States. Trump unexpectedly announced on the 23rd that she had worked hard to get Russia and Ukraine to agree to a partial ceasefire in the Ukrainian town of Oleshky where a humanitarian crisis broke out. It will take effect on October 29 so that humanitarian relief supplies can be sent to Oleshky and civilians can be evacuated through safe passages.

Oreshki is located on the east bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, across the river from the city of Kherson in Unan. Most areas of Kherson Oblast fell into the hands of the Russian army after the Russo-Ukrainian war broke out in 2022, including Oreshki, which has recently experienced an increasingly serious food crisis. Ukraine has previously alleged that Oreshki has become a hell on earth and a death trap, with local people so short of food that they have to eat grass to satisfy their hunger.

Melania said in a statement: "Oreshki is a frontline war city on the verge of disaster. It is obvious that without my intervention, humanitarian aid would not have been delivered to the city, nor would the elderly have been evacuated."

The statement pointed out that Melania and her representatives worked directly with the Russian and Ukrainian leadership to clearly define the terms of the partial ceasefire; she served as a "dedicated intermediary" to negotiate with Russia and Ukraine and assisted the two countries in reaching an agreement on the goals, technical procedures, time, process and terms of the agreement.

Melania said that non-military civilian leaders from Russia and Ukraine will visit Oreshki residents to determine the level of assistance they need; residents who wish to evacuate will receive support and transportation arrangements and be sent to their desired destinations. "I expect some people will want to go to Russia and some people will want to go to Ukraine."

Oreshki had about 24,000 residents before the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Today, it is estimated that there are only 1,700 to 2,000 residents left, mainly the elderly who cannot leave and about 50 children.