Oleshky truce in effect; BBC says town has had no power or water for three years

A local ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect on Tuesday in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in southern Ukraine. BBC News reports the town has had no electricity, gas or water for three years. It says residents have reported eating weeds to survive.

Fox News reports the ceasefire is holding. NBC News, NPR, CNBC, France 24 and Fox News describe it as brokered or led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. The Hill says she announced last week that she had secured a temporary humanitarian agreement for the town. Fox News quotes her as saying the situation there "is dire."

NPR and France 24 say the truce began ahead of a humanitarian mission. NBC News says its aim is to save people trapped in the town. France 24 says the town faces starvation. The Hill says residents have faced shortages of food and medicine.

Al Jazeera says there are competing claims over who brokered the deal, with Trump on one side and the Pope on the other. It describes this as the latest tension between the White House and the Vatican. The version of its report provided gives no detail on the Pope's role.

The truce is local. CNBC reports Russia fired missiles and drones at cities across Ukraine on Tuesday. NPR and France 24 say missile attacks resumed in Kyiv.