Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
After months of starvation, people are about to leave occupied Oleshky, as arranged by Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. The whole Kherson region is enjoying over two days of quiet but waiting November to be a disaster. counteroffensive.news/p/russ…
This week, a ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump is finally getting starving civilians out of Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in southern Ukraine.
Russia wrote this part of Ukraine into its constitution in 2022, so by Moscow’s own rules these people are “its citizens.”
When Ukraine’s military dropped almost 4 tonnes of food by drone, Russian troops seized the packages and abducted locals who picked them up.
The only other way to get food was a 15-mile walk down a mined road locals call the “road of death.”
Is this ceasefire real or a PR stunt? Here’s what locals and volunteers said:
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Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
U.S. firms are reluctant to buy Russian diesel.
The Trump administration encourages the private sector to buy diesel, but firms fear possible legal consequences if the Democrats take over Congress after the midterms.
washingtonsun.com/whitehouse…
Here’s what Mariana is listening to today:
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Russia has been hunting Ukrainian trains all year. The Counteroffensive met the railway workers who keep them running anyway: counteroffensive.news/p/they…
THE LATEST NEWS AT THIS HOUR:
RUSSIA ATTACKED A TRAIN STATION IN UKRAINE:
A Russian drone struck a platform at the train station in Dnipro where a commuter train Dnipro — Zaporizhzhia had stopped. There were people on the platform near the train. At least 14 people were killed. suspilne.media/dnipro/143981…
FIRST GRAIN VESSELS LEAVE AZOV SEA SINCE JULY:
Russia granted permission for ships to leave from its Temryuk and Kavkaz ports, according to Bloomberg. The permission was issued on Monday, and at least one vessel has already crossed to the Black Sea.
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Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
Trump may drop sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund, helping Russia to finance its war.
The fund’s head, Dmitriev, offered the fund’s support for shipments within the diesel deal and asked for the removal of sanctions.
nytimes.com/2026/10/27/us/po…
Here’s what Mariana is listening to today:
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Without timely U.S. ballistic warnings, first responders faced greater risks from Russian double-tap strikes in the past weeks.
As Europe struggles to offer an alternative, Ukraine is forced to rely on Washington.
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