Ukraine-Krieg: Oleschky-Flüchtlinge sind wieder in der Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj announced that civilians rescued from the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky are returning to Ukraine. The Ukrainian First Lady, Melania Trump, announced the success of the operation on social media, praising the event as a demonstration of humanity over war. The route for Oleshky residents took them through Belarus, where they were initially evacuated to Gomel in Belarus with Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinez.

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that Oleshky residents were evacuated in Russian military aircraft alongside Lubinez. Ukrainian Commissioner Lubinez and his Russian counterpart, Jana Lantratowa, personally accompanied the evacuation. Zelenskyj thanked Trump, Lubinez, and expressed hope that humanitarian access to Oleshky would continue.

He also called for more de-escalation and genuine progress towards peace, posting a video of Ukrainians waving flags in a bus. Lubinez and Lantratowa expressed gratitude for the humanitarian rescue and emphasized the difficulties they faced, with Lubinez noting that their main goal was to save lives. The situation for those remaining in Oleshky is uncertain, with Lantratowa urging for continued humanitarian efforts and calling for a new mechanism to handle such crises, placing people's safety and right to life as the primary focus.

The ceasefire for the Cherson region, contested by both Russia and Ukraine, ends on Sunday evening, with ongoing attacks expected afterward.