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World Notes · by Sanne de Vries · 2026-10-27

Russia and Ukraine begin a local ceasefire in a frontline city

FT reports a local ceasefire has started, while a UN-backed inquiry says Russia committed war crimes by attacking Ukraine's energy grid. Is a localized ceasefire a step toward something bigger or just a pause?

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Sebastián Rojas · 2 likes

the energy grid finding is important going into winter

Ngozi Bello · 0 likes

yeah winters there have been brutal for civilians

Aria Thompson · 0 likes

local ceasefires are usually about evacuations or infrastructure repair. good, but don't read too much into it