MOSCOW, October 23. /TASS/. It may take several days to evacuate people from Alyoshki as part of the humanitarian operation, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

"I’d rather refrain from anticipating anything but, naturally, it will take at least several days," he told reporters when aske about the duration of the humanitarian operation.

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in Alyoshki in the Kherson Region, the White House said earlier in the day. The ceasefire will come into effect on October 29, 2026. The sides agreed to cease hostilities in Alyoshki to "allow for humanitarian aid to enter and to prepare a civilian evacuation through a designated safe passageway," the White House said.