Russia, Ukraine Say Oleshky Demining Operations Complete, Humanitarian Operation to Proceed
Aid deliveries and evacuations are set to begin after demining cleared the route, with a ceasefire allowing civilians to leave safely, officials said.
- Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reported that demining of routes in Oleshky, Kherson Oblast, is complete, and the humanitarian convoy is ready to depart to assist civilians.
- Located across the Dnipro River from Kherson, Russian-occupied Oleshky has faced severe shortages of food and medicine since Russia's 2022 invasion, with a prewar population of about 24,000.
- The White House announced a temporary ceasefire on Oct 23, which Ukraine and Russia subsequently confirmed; the pause in fighting began Oct 27 and remains in effect until Nov 1.
- Humanitarian aid distribution begins after 2:30 p.m., while residents wishing to leave may do so until 2:00 p.m. local time, according to Lubinets.
- Delegations from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States have gathered to coordinate the mission's next steps, with the operation mediated by First Lady Melania Trump.
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Moscow and Kiev announced on Thursday that demining operations around the city of Oleşki, controlled by Russian forces and affected by conflict in southern Ukraine, have been completed and that an operation to bring aid to the city and allow the inhabitants to leave is ready to begin.
Residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky have until Friday afternoon to leave. Aid distribution for those who stay is scheduled to begin under a temporary ceasefire.
Routes for a humanitarian mission in Oleshky, in Ukraine’s Kherson region, have been cleared of mines. Russian and Ukrainian human rights commissioners Yana Lantratova and Dmytro Lubinets said the humanitarian convoy is ready to depart.
Russia, Ukraine say Oleshky demining operations complete, humanitarian operation to proceed
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine said on Thursday that demining operations around the embattled Russian-held town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine had been completed and that an operation to bring aid into the town and allow residents to leave was...
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In Oleškah, demining of routes for the humanitarian mission has been completed and the convoy is ready to depart. Vladimir Zelensky stated that Ukraine is doing everything possible to ensure the success of the operation.
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