Evacuees from Oleshky have arrived in Ukraine, says Zelenskyy – photo, video
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that a humanitarian operation in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Kherson Oblast, has been successfully completed. All evacuated Ukrainian citizens have crossed the border into Ukraine in Chernihiv Oblast.
Source: Zelenskyy on social media
Details: Zelenskyy noted that a temporary ceasefire had been arranged on the Kherson front for the humanitarian operation. During this period, roads to Oleshky were cleared of mines, humanitarian aid was delivered and residents requiring assistance were evacuated from the city and the surrounding hromada An administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories .
Quote: "As of now, Ukrainian citizens from Oleshky have crossed the Ukrainian border in the Chernihiv region.
All of them will receive the assistance they need."
Details: The president said he hopes that humanitarian access to Oleshky will continue and urged government agencies and local authorities to help the evacuees settle into their new surroundings.
Zelenskyy also thanked the US and First Lady Melania Trump for their mediation efforts, the defence forces for providing security during the operation, and Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets and his team for carrying out the mission.
Background: The last of four aircraft involved in the evacuation of Ukrainians from occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast landed in Homiel (Gomel), Belarus, on the morning of 31 October.
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