Ukraine and Russia finalising details of evacuation from Oleshky and nearby villages
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, has said that Ukraine and Russia are moving towards agreeing the final details of the evacuation of civilians from the occupied Oleshky area to Ukrainian government-controlled territory.
Source: Lubinets on Espreso TV
Details: Lubinets said the Russian side had taken into consideration all the proposals previously put forward by Ukraine concerning the evacuation.
Quote: "We are now moving towards agreeing the final details on ensuring a ceasefire and evacuating everyone who wishes to leave, not just from Oleshky elsewhere, but directly to territory controlled by the Ukrainian government.
There are still some difficult issues, so to speak, but I hope that in the near future we will all see results from these negotiations."
Details: Lubinets said the evacuation would cover Oleshky and six other nearby settlements. The Ukrainian side estimates that around 6,000 civilians may remain there, including up to 200 children. Up to 2,000 people are believed to remain in Oleshky itself.
The ombudsman stressed that negotiations with the Russian side were taking place every day.
"I can't disclose many details, but I can say that, in my view, we have made as much progress as possible," Lubinets added.
Background:
- On 19 September, the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organisations also said that Oleshky was on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
- On the night of 3-4 October, National Guard troops carried out a second operation to deliver humanitarian aid to occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast. Nearly four tonnes of supplies were delivered to the town using drones.
- On 16 October, Pope Leo XIV held a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and asked him to arrange a ceasefire to allow aid to be delivered to temporarily occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast.
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