Oleshky evacuees are on their way, convoys have separated and ceasefire is holding – Ukraine's human rights chief

Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, has reported that the convoys carrying people evacuated from Oleshky have split up and are currently on the move. He said no violations have been reported since the humanitarian mission began.

Source: Lubinets on X (Twitter)

Quote: "I personally continue to coordinate the humanitarian mission. At this stage, those who wished to leave Oleshky have had the opportunity to do so and are now on their way to Ukraine. Humanitarian aid has been delivered. The convoys have split up, and I am now heading back to Ukraine."

Details: Lubinets said the ceasefire has now been in effect for 87 hours. No violations have been recorded.

Quote: "Our work continues in accordance with the agreements reached with Russia's Human Rights Commissioner, Yana Lantratova, with the support and coordination of US First Lady Melania Trump."

Previously: Under an agreement reached by the Russian and Ukrainian sides, the evacuation route for residents of Oleshky will pass through Russia and Belarus before reaching Ukraine.

Lubinets' office explained why the evacuation is taking place via this specific route.

Read more: Everyone's afraid, but they're pressing on: how the local ceasefire in Oleshky became a test for a broader deal

Background:

• Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi announced that 527 residents of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast will be returning to Ukraine. He later apologised and clarified that the numbers are still changing and that official information will be available only once the evacuation is over.
• Lubinets announced the start of the ceasefire in the Oleshky area from 03:00 Kyiv time on 27 October. Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed that the ceasefire has been introduced.
• On 23 October, the White House announced that Melania Trump had secured a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine in the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky, where a humanitarian disaster is currently unfolding.
• The ceasefire is scheduled to remain in effect until 22:59 on 1 November.

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