The agreement to suspend strikes was not immediately honored, and "after Russia launched drones and missiles in Odesa and at a passenger train on Tuesday, Russian negotiators privately apologized," citing a Ukrainian adviser, The New York Times reported, writes UNN.
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An adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine stated that "Ukraine requested a suspension of strikes at a meeting with Russian negotiators last weekend, and that the Russian side agreed, but not in writing." In Russia, reports of an order to temporarily cease fire on Kyiv and Ukrainian energy targets appeared early Thursday morning in the Telegram accounts of pro-war bloggers close to the Russian military.
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The adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, called the pause a "gentleman's agreement" between the negotiators. "The agreement was not immediately honored," the publication writes.
"After Russia launched drones and missiles in Odesa and at a passenger train on Tuesday, killing five people on the train, Russian negotiators privately apologized, the Ukrainian adviser said, explaining that not all types of Russian armed forces had been ordered to cease fire," the publication states.