Morning Briefing

Ukraine — Oleshky Ceasefire Holds for First Thirty Hours as Strikes Continue Elsewhere

Russian and Ukrainian human rights ombudsmen reported on 28 October that no violations had been recorded during the first 30 hours of a localised ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky in the Kherson region. The six-day arrangement, which began on 27 October, is intended to facilitate deliveries of food and medicine to approximately 2,000 remaining residents and allow voluntary evacuations. Separately, Ukrainian authorities reported further Russian attacks elsewhere, including a drone strike on Kharkiv that wounded five people, among them a four-year-old child.

Sources: AP · Anadolu Agency

Sudan — Drone Strike on Nyala Market Kills at Least Thirty-Six, MSF Reports

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported that a drone strike by the Sudanese Armed Forces hit a crowded market in western Nyala, South Darfur, on the evening of 26 October, followed by a second strike on a civilian neighbourhood. The MSF-supported Nyala Teaching Hospital received 36 bodies, including 21 people wearing civilian clothing, and treated more than 150 wounded patients. MSF reported that many patients suffered shrapnel injuries and severe burns, and said the attacks were disrupting civilian access to food and essential supplies.

Sources: MSF

Pakistan and Afghanistan — Cross-Border Fire Kills One Civilian in Waziristan

A senior Pakistani administrative official said on 28 October that fire from Afghan Taliban forces struck civilian homes and a market in Pakistan’s Waziristan region near the Afghan border. The official reported one person killed and five others injured in the incident. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.

Sources: Reuters

Serbia — Knife Attack Outside Israeli Embassy in Belgrade Leaves Assailant Dead

Serbian police said an assailant armed with two knives attacked a gendarmerie officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade shortly after midnight on 28 October, slightly wounding the officer before being shot dead. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic described the attacker as a minor and said authorities were treating the incident as a terrorist attack, raising the national threat level to its highest setting. Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that embassy personnel were uninjured and that the mission was closed at the time of the attack.

Sources: AP · The Times of Israel