# Pope Leo XIV calls for ceasefire in Oleshky

https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/16/papa-rimskiy-sozvonilsya-s-putinym-i-prizval-ego-k-prekrascheniyu-ognya-v-aleshkah-hersonskoy-oblasti-chtoby-dostavit-zhitelyam-gumanitarnuyu-pomosch

Pope Leo XIV spoke with Putin about the humanitarian crisis in Oleshky, Kherson region. The Vatican and Kremlin confirmed the call. The pope urged a ceasefire for aid and civilian evacuation.

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