Russia's War: Russia: Ukrainian Oleshky Refugees Evacuated
After the evacuation facilitated by US First Lady Melania Trump in the occupied front-line city of Oleshky, Ukrainians are flying towards Belarus. Will Russia allow further humanitarian actions like this?
People rescued from the front city of Oleschky have been flown out to Anapa, Russia, and will be taken to Gomel in Belarus before continuing on to Ukraine, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. The Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner, Dmytro Lubinez, and his Russian counterpart, Jana Lantratowa, accompanied the evacuation and thanked US First Lady Melania Trump for helping to arrange a temporary ceasefire.
The exact number of those rescued is not specified, but reportedly over 200 people left Oleschky, with some choosing to stay or move to Russian-controlled areas. A temporary ceasefire arranged to facilitate the evacuation will end on Sunday evening.
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