An aid convoy carrying food and medical supplies entered Russian-held Oleshky on 30 October. Russian and Ukrainian authorities confirmed hundreds were evacuated; Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia says four planes reached Gomel, Belarus, with onward travel by bus into Ukraine expected.
An aid convoy carrying food and medical supplies entered Russian-held Oleshky in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on 30 October, Izvestia said, as Al Jazeera reported. Russian and Ukrainian authorities confirmed that hundreds of residents were evacuated that day.
A ceasefire across the frontline Kherson region has been in force since 27 October, allowing the road out of Oleshky to be cleared of mines. The town lacked electricity, heating and running water, while food and medical supplies were running perilously low.
Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia said on 31 October that 4 planes carrying evacuated Oleshky residents had landed in Gomel, Belarus, the BBC reported. Their next expected step is to board buses and cross into Ukraine’s Chernihiv region. The evacuation route took residents through Russian-occupied territory to Anapa in southern Russia before the flight to Belarus.
US first lady Melania Trump said the convoy had safely evacuated more than 750 people from Oleshky, DW reported on 30 October, while the number who chose to leave remained unclear.
Russia’s human rights ombudsman Yana Lantratova said the evacuation took place without incidents. She separately said 2 people were killed while clearing mines before the aid operation began.
Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets promised humanitarian assistance for residents who chose to remain in Oleshky. He was due to escort evacuees back into Ukraine on 31 October, the BBC said.
The ceasefire is scheduled to remain in force until the end of 1 November.
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David Arakhamia says 4 planes carrying Oleshky evacuees reached Gomel, Belarus, with the onward bus journey into Ukraine still expected.
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Russian and Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that hundreds of residents left Oleshky, replacing the earlier account that evacuations had begun.
