Russian official: "It's hard to know" whether the partial ceasefire will affect the negotiations on Ukraine Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, October 24. According to a report by RIA Novosti on the 24th, Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, announced on the 23rd that the Russian army would cease fire in the direction of Kherson and enter a state of "silence" from 4:00 in October until 2:00 in Moscow. Operations to be carried out in the Orshki area of Kherson district. The ambassador of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Miroshnik, said on the 24th that it is "difficult to judge" at the moment whether this move will affect the negotiation process on the issue of Ukraine. Miroshnik said on the Russian Solovyov Live channel that at the moment it is "difficult to judge" whether the Orshki ceasefire will affect the political or military negotiations on the Ukrainian issue, since the negotiations can be "conducted at these two levels separately". Miroshnik emphasized that the ceasefire in Orashki is on a humanitarian level and aims to establish a humanitarian corridor. In the past, due to Ukraine's strong opposition, the parties were unable to reach an agreement on the establishment of a humanitarian corridor. According to him, he hopes that the precedent created this time will promote the continued operation of this communication channel whose goal is to "save civilian lives" and achieve results. Miroshnik also said that due to the lack of local medical resources, the medical team often has to transfer patients from Orashki for treatment. However, recently 15 ambulances were damaged in the area, and 10 of them are completely unusable. In addition, the fighting also resulted in the death of several local drivers, medical staff and those responsible for transporting patients. According to RIA Novosti, Oreshki is located on the left bank of the Dnieper River, across the river from the city of Kherson, which is controlled by the armed forces of Ukraine. Due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the local humanitarian situation is dire. Russia's presidential press minister Peskov previously stated that the US president's wife, Melania, played a coordinating role in the organization of Oreshki's humanitarian operation.