Ukraine news: Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky reach Kyiv-controlled territory
After Melania Trump reportedly brokered a localized truce, residents of Ukraine's Oleshky managed to leave the occupied city. Meanwhile, Kyiv claimed a hit on a Russian rocket fuel plant. DW has more.
On October 31, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Istanbul for discussions with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with Black Sea shipping being a key topic. Zelenskyy also planned to meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The US embassy in Moscow cautioned of a possible mass casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in southern Moscow.
The Ukrainian military reported striking a factory in Russia's Rostov region that manufactured solid rocket fuel for their weapons systems. Additionally, Ukrainian forces targeted four military supply depots in occupied areas of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk regions. Evacuees from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, located in the southern Kherson region, arrived in Ukrainian-controlled territory due to a localized ceasefire initiated by the US first lady Melania Trump.
Among those evacuated were a one-year-old infant and a 94-year-old resident. The evacuees, who opted to travel via Belarus to Kyiv-controlled territory, brought various pets with them.
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