Evacuees Olesjky Arrive in Crimea: 'Finally Peace, We Were Starving'
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cedarnews.netThe convoy tasked with bringing residents of the Ukrainian city of Olesjky to safety has arrived in Russian-occupied Crimea. Late this afternoon, images showed the column of buses driving across the peninsula towards Russia. Following mediation by Pope Leo and US First Lady Melania Trump, Russia and Ukraine had agreed on a ceasefire of several days to facilitate the evacuation. This morning, the city's residents received the buses and ambulance…
Train arrived in Crimea with civilians removed from the occupied Ukrainian city. Melania Trump, who helped negotiate the truce, said more than 750 people were evacuated.
The town of Oleshky, which has long been without electricity, food and running water, was evacuated on Friday. The aid operation was carried out through cooperation between Ukraine and Russia - the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war, according to Reuters. By evening, the evacuees had arrived in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to Russian representative Yana Lantratova.
Some 2000 inhabitants — compared with 24,000 before the Russian invasion — would still be in that town.
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