Aid Convoy Sets Off for Russian-Held Town of Oleshky in Ukraine, Izvestia Says
- On Friday, an aid convoy carrying food and medical supplies began moving toward Oleshky in Kherson region, following completion of demining operations that cleared the route for the humanitarian mission.
- A temporary ceasefire, reportedly brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, permitted the operation to address acute deprivation in the town under Russian occupation since February 2022.
- Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova confirmed two people died during demining efforts, while 25 buses with at least 750 seats stood ready to evacuate residents from Oleshky.
- Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets stated the mission's primary goal is ensuring aid reaches every resident, with the convoy scheduled to reach the district hospital by 2pm local time.
- The operation serves as a diplomatic gesture in US-mediated peace efforts, though Moscow and Kyiv remain far apart on terms for ending the war.
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The Independent (US)Evacuation of Russian-occupied Oleshky begins with aid convoy on way
Up to 6,000 people, including 200 children, remain in the Ukrainian town and its surrounding areas, trapped without regular access to food, water or electricity
A column of food and medicine is on its way to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky after mine clearance was completed on Thursday, the Russian newspaper Izvestia reports.
A large convoy of humanitarian aid has set off from Russian-occupied Crimea to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshki, the Russian news agency TASS reported. The residents of Oleshki are to receive food, hygiene products and medical supplies. They can leave the town by 2 p.m. This week, Russia and Ukraine agreed on a temporary local ceasefire.
The humanitarian aid operation for the Russian occupied front city Oleschky in the south of Ukraine is under way. The demining is completed, now the needy population can be supplied and civilians brought to safety. The aid was provided by Melania Trump, First Lady of the USA.
Moscow, 30 Oct (EFE).- The convoy that will be responsible for the evacuation of residents of the town of Oleshki and the delivery of humanitarian aid to those who decide to remain left for the annexed region of Jersón, according to the Kremlin emissary, Kiril Dmitriev. "The humanitarian convoy started towards Oleshki. [...] The Russian entry announces the dispatch of humanitarian convoy to Oleshki was first published in HolaNews.
The humanitarian convoy moved towards the city of Alyoshi, and the ceasefire continues to be respected by both parties to the conflict, as reported by the Russian Commissioner for Human Rights, Jan Lantratov.
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