# Melania Trump: four Newsmax journalists to serve as observers of humanitarian mission in Oleshky

- URL: https://syn.by/en/politics/international-relations/melania-trump-four-newsmax-journalists-to/
- Published: 2026-10-30T10:00:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T05:05:12+00:00
- Section: International Relations
- Language: en
- RU edition: https://syn.by/ru/politika/mezhdunarodnye-otnosheniya/myelaniya-tramp-chyetvyero-zhurnalistov-newsmax-budut.md
- BE edition: https://syn.by/palityka/mizhnarodnyya-adnosiny/melanija-tramp-chacviora-zhurnalistau-newsmax-buduc.md

> Russia and Ukraine have temporarily halted fire from 27 October. According to Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova, the quiet regime will last until 1 November.

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Four American journalists from the Newsmax TV channel will work in Oleshky, in the Kherson region, together with Russian and Ukrainian leaders of the humanitarian operation. This was reported by US First Lady Melania Trump. According to her, they will be there as neutral observers.

Russia and Ukraine have temporarily halted fire from 27 October. The quiet regime in Oleshky from 04:00 on 27 October was announced by Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.

Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special representative, said the sides are observing [the ceasefire](https://syn.by/en/politics/international-relations/russian-and-ukrainian-delegations-fly-into-homel/) and demining work is under way. According to the Russian ombudsman, the quiet regime is holding and no incidents have been recorded.

According to Yana Lantratova, the quiet regime for the humanitarian mission and the evacuation of residents will last until 1 November.

The sides planned the mission with Melania Trump's mediation and coordination. Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that she is the one playing the coordinating role, and that the Russian and Ukrainian ombudsmen held the talks on aid for residents.

According to Melania Trump, the Newsmax journalists will independently record events and document the course of the humanitarian operation. They will be on the ground, accompanying humanitarian leaders from the Russian and Ukrainian sides.

Oleshky is in territory controlled by Russia. The approaches to the town are mined, it is constantly shelled, supply routes are cut, and the town has no deliveries of medicines, food or clean water. About 2000 people remain in Oleshky.

According to Lantratova, humanitarian aid has been sent to the town: residents need food, fuel, medicines and hygiene products. She said that the opportunity to leave the combat zone will be provided regardless of where a person wants to go. According to Melania Trump, some residents want to be evacuated to Russia, others to Ukraine.

Dmitriev wrote that Russia welcomes the Newsmax journalists.

Lantratova said she is heading to Oleshky together with the foreign journalists.

The Ukrainian side said it is introducing a ceasefire simultaneously with the Russian one.