UN Secretary General Guterres welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Alyoshki

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres positively assessed the announcement of an agreed ceasefire in Alyoshki, Kherson region. This was announced on October 24 at the office of the head of the world organization.

"The Secretary General welcomes the announcement by the First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Melania Trump, about the imminent start of the agreed ceasefire in the city of Alyoshki," the UN Secretary General's office said in an official statement, as cited by RIA Novosti.

In addition, Guterres thanked those who contributed to the achievement of the goal. The organization expressed hope that the ceasefire agreements would improve the difficult humanitarian situation in the city.

Humanitarian corridor: Russia and Ukraine agree on ceasefire in Alyoshki

The local truce will come into force on October 29.

On October 23, the First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, announced the introduction of a "regime of silence" in the Kherson direction from 04:00 Moscow time on October 27.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said later in the day that the evacuation of residents from Alyosha could take at least several days. The route by which residents will be evacuated has not yet been disclosed. The terms of the ceasefire in Alyoshki for the duration of the humanitarian operation are currently being coordinated by the military.

Peskov also stressed that residents of Alyosha who want to evacuate from there will be able to do so during the truce reached between Russia and Ukraine through the mediation of the first lady of the United States. According to the Kremlin, she has a coordinating role in this process.