Local ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump starts in southern Ukraine

A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump, as missile attacks resumed in Kyiv.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3228x2152+0+0/resize/3228x2152!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc5%2Ff2474865439294dcfc51ebea89a5%2Fap26287677889466.jpg' alt='In this undated image from video provided by the Ukrainian 34th Separate Marine Brigade "Borysfen" on Sept. 22, 2026, smoke rises from a residential neighborhood in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region of Ukraine.'/><p>A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump, as missile attacks resumed in Kyiv.</p><p>(Image credit: Ukrainian 34th Separate Marine B)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-150037' />