Ukrainian FM on appointment of Russian national as Assistant Secretary-General: Moscow has ‘mined’ the UN
Heorhiy Tykhy, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has criticized the appointment of a Russian representative to lead the UN’s mine action efforts.
A Russian Defense Ministry aircraft will transport Ukrainian evacuees from Oleshky, a town in Kherson region, to Belarus, according to documents showing via photographs published by Fox News. The flight will take place on October 31, with Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's ombudsman, accompanying the residents. The residents are expected to fly from Oleshky to Anapa before continuing their journey to Gomel, Belarus.
The document does not clarify the mode of transportation from Gomel to Ukraine. Further repatriation operations from other Kherson region cities are planned at least once a month, with U.S. first lady Melania Trump's assistance and coordination. Oleshky, under continuous shelling, has faced a humanitarian disaster due to mined roads hindering evacuation.
A localized ceasefire mediated by Melania Trump, effective from October 27, is set to last until November 1. Despite the option to flee to Ukraine, evacuees will reportedly be taken to Russia first. The town is described as afflicted with the stench of death, due to the lack of food, electricity, and medicine, trapping hundreds of civilians in dire conditions.
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