Ukrainians trapped in Russia-held city evacuate during local ceasefire
Summary
Ukrainian and Russian humanitarian delegations began evacuating residents from Russian-occupied Oleshky on Oct. 30 under a temporary local ceasefire. The planned route takes evacuees through Russia and Belarus before they return to Ukraine on Saturday; aid deliveries are also underway.Key Facts
- Oleshky is in Ukraine’s Kherson region and has been occupied by Russia since the early days of the war.
- A temporary ceasefire was arranged for Oct. 28 through Nov. 1 to allow aid deliveries and evacuations.
- Ukraine’s Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets led the Ukrainian delegation in Oleshky.
- The convoy included 25 buses, and ambulances brought food and medicine.
- Local authorities said about 2,000 people remained in the city.
- Ukrainian officials and residents voiced concern that Russia could use humanitarian missions to move troops or resources.
- Fighting continued elsewhere: a Russian strike on a Dnipro train station killed at least 14 people, and a Russian attack on Kyiv’s energy grid left hundreds of thousands without power.
- Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery for the first time in two weeks, according to the article.
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