In brief
A Ukrainian delegation reached Oleshky, Kherson, and began evacuating residents under a temporary ceasefire. Ukrainian officials announced that 527 people would return via Belarus for medical care and supplies. The operation follows an agreement between Ukrainian and Russian human‑rights commissioners, with support from the U.S. first lady.
A Ukrainian delegation has reached the frontline town of Oleshky in Kherson region and began evacuating residents, a report from Xinhua said on October 30. The operation follows a temporary ceasefire that has allowed aid and medical teams to arrive.
Parliamentarian David Arakhamia, the chair of the Servant of the People faction, posted on Telegram that “the ceasefire remains in effect. Further details will follow,” he said. He added that humanitarian aid was being distributed in the town.
"The ceasefire remains in effect. Further details will follow," he said.
On the same day the Ukrainian prime minister Sergii Koretskyi, quoted by Interfax‑Ukraine, said that 527 people from Oleshky were expected to return to Ukrainian‑controlled territory. He explained that the evacuees would enter Ukraine from Belarus, undergo medical examinations, get initial care and receive essential supplies and accommodation.
The delegation, led by parliament commissioner for human rights Dmytro Lubinets, arrived on Thursday after an agreement with Russian commissioner for human rights Yana Lantratova and the support and coordination of U.S. first lady Melania Trump. About 2,000 people remain in the town, which has been under Russian control since February 2022 and faces shortages of food, medicine and other supplies amid ongoing fighting.
Euronews reported that the humanitarian operation is underway and that the ceasefire has entered its fourth day in the area, allowing aid deliveries and civilian evacuations to continue until 10:59 p.m. Moscow time (19:59 GMT) on November 1, according to the Russian side.
