Lubinets shares video from Oleshky, where he arrived accompanied by two Ukrainian journalists

Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets has arrived in the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region. According to Interfax-Ukraine, Lubinets arrived with a Ukrainian delegation and two Ukrainian journalists. Meduza (English) reports that Lubinets is traveling with Russia’s human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova to accompany a humanitarian aid convoy and organize resident evacuations.

Meduza (English) notes that Lubinets is the first Ukrainian official of his rank to visit Russian-occupied territories, reaching the city via a route through Gomel, Belarus, and Anapa, Russia.

The humanitarian mission follows a localized ceasefire agreed upon by Russia and Ukraine from October 27 to November 1, which Meduza (English) reports was brokered with the involvement of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. While Melania Trump’s press office stated that journalists from Newsmax are accompanying the mission as neutral observers, Interfax-Ukraine described the accompanying journalists as Ukrainian.

Euronews reports that Ukrainian and Russian officials confirmed on Thursday that demining of evacuation routes was complete. While evacuations were scheduled to occur until 2 p.m. local time on Friday, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk ruled out the possibility of this localized ceasefire leading to a broader truce, accusing Moscow of using the operation to gain favor with the White House.

Brief written by urgent.news from Interfax-Ukraine, Euronews, Meduza (English) — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.