No violations were recorded during a six-day humanitarian ceasefire in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Monday (November 2). Lubinets said Russian military equipment used in mine-clearance operations had been temporarily marked with Red Cross symbols in line with the agreement before returning to its previous positions. He credited U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and her team with helping facilitate the operation, adding that the mechanism could serve as a model for humanitarian missions in other settlements facing crises.

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SHOWS: KYIV, UKRAINE (NOVEMBER 2, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. UKRAINE'S HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN, DMYTRO LUBINETS, ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE

2. LUBINETS SITTING AT TABLE

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINE'S HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN, DMYTRO LUBINETS, SAYING:

“Military (Russian) equipment was moved for mine clearance. It was marked under red crosses, as recorded in the agreement. And after completion of this work, it returned. This was confirmed by both the Ukrainian side and the Russian side.”

4. LUBINETS SITTING AT TABLE AND LOOKING AT MOBILE PHONE

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINE'S HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN, DMYTRO LUBINETS, SAYING:

“We verified that no violations occurred on either side. And simultaneously, we (he and Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova) made a public statement that the silence regime had concluded and no violations had been recorded.”

6. JOURNALIST ASKING / LUBINETS LISTENING

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINE'S HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN, DMYTRO LUBINETS, SAYING:

“In my view, as someone who was involved in this on a daily basis and continues to be, we would not have achieved this without (US First Lady) Melania Trump and her team. I am saying this now with absolute conviction.”

8. LUBINETS SITTING AT TABLE

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINE'S HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN, DMYTRO LUBINETS, SAYING:

“What we achieved in Oleshky is, in my view, a potential mechanism that we can apply to other settlements where our citizens are currently living under similar conditions. That is to say, we have a humanitarian catastrophe not only in Oleshky.”

10. JOURNALIST ASKING / LUBINETS LISTENING

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINE'S HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN, DMYTRO LUBINETS, SAYING:

“You can only imagine the state of Oleshky: half-destroyed buildings, trapped people, no electricity, no water, no heating. Therefore, once again, what shocks me are the consequences of Russian aggression.”

12. LUBINETS SITTING AT TABLE / AUDIENCE LISTENING

13. LUBINETS STANDING UP