Ukraine-Krieg: Oleschky-Flüchtlinge sollen bald zurück in der Ukraine sein

Flüchtlinge aus der russisch besetzten südukrainischen Stadt Oleschky are set to return to Ukraine after arriving in Belarus. Dmytro Lubinez, Ukraine's human rights envoy, expressed their imminent return to their home on Telegram. Lubinez shared a video showing the landing of an aircraft and people being taken off. Ukrainian mediator David Arachamija also confirmed that the fourth and final plane had landed in Gomel, Belarus.

The Belarusian state agency reported a convoy of buses leaving the airport and heading to the border town of Nowaja Guta. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Ukrainian citizens, along with Lubinez, had flown from Oleschky to Gomel in Belarus, with plans to continue to Ukraine. On the previous day of evacuation, Ukrainian and Russian sources provided residents with the choice to evacuate or remain in the destroyed city.

Lubinez and his Russian colleague Jana Lantratowa personally accompanied the evacuation on Friday, thanking First Lady Melania Trump for mediating a multi-day ceasefire and hinting at potential additional humanitarian actions for those in need in the contested areas. The ceasefire for the Cherson region, which is controlled by both Russia and Ukraine, ends Sunday evening, after which the attacks are expected to continue unabated.