A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await U.S.-led talks

A planned six-day ceasefire in and around a Russia-occupied city in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said Wednesday, but Moscow and Kyiv battered each other elsewhere as they awaited a date for the next round of U.S.-brokered talks.

A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await U.S.-led talks

TL;DR

  • A six-day ceasefire in a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine began and held for the first day and night.
  • Fighting continued between Moscow and Kyiv in other locations.
  • Both sides are awaiting a date for the next round of U.S.-brokered talks.