Oleshky (3)

Confused about the meaning of ceasefire

Source: https://news.sky.com/video/exclusive-russian-military-used-oleshky-ceasefire-to-reinforce-military-positions-around-city-13606796

Sky News reports:

Exclusive: Russian military used Oleshky ceasefire to reinforce troops, hardware and supplies around city The Ukrainian unit monitoring Russian movements during the ceasefire around Oleshky has given Sky's Stuart Ramsay and team exclusive access to its drone reconnaissance nerve centre.

Sky appears to be confused about the meaning of the term 'ceasefire'.

The Cambridge Dictionary defines a ceasefire as:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/ceasefire

an agreement, usually between two armies, to stop fighting in order to allow discussions about peace

In this case, the ceasefire is to provide a pause in the fighting for the humanitarian evacuation of civilians from Oleshky to take place.

The key term is 'stop fighting' which does not imply stopping the 'reinforcement of troops, hardware and supplies' that is in fact what any sensible military would do in case the ceasefire breaks down and fighting re-starts.

So it's odd that Sky is headlining this as if it is some kind of reprehensible behaviour.

Unless we are supposed to assume that Ukraine is not reinforcing troops, hardware and supplies in Kherson on the other side of the Dnieper river?

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