According to CoinMeta, on October 23 local time, General Staff Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Grasimov, announced that "in view of the need to carry out humanitarian operations in the Oleshki area of Kherson Oblast, Russian armed forces will cease fire and implement a 'cease-fire' in the direction of Kherson starting from 4:00 a.m. on October 27, 2026, Moscow time (9:00 a.m. Beijing time). The Russian side will provide security for humanitarian convoys to enter Oleshki."