A ceasefire in a devastated Ukrainian city holds for its first 30 hours, officials say
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — A six-day ceasefire in a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said Wednesday, but Moscow and Kyiv continued to batter each other elsewhere. The localized truce in the devastated southern city of Oleshky began Tuesday and is due...
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