Civilians From War-Ravaged Oleshky Arrive in Belarus on Their Way to Ukrainian Territory
The evacuees were moved in a rare joint relief operation after four years and eight months of war, Reuters reported.
- On Saturday, three planes carrying residents evacuated from the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky landed at Gomel airport in Belarus, the Belta state news agency reported.
- Starving and exhausted residents were evacuated by bus on Friday as part of a joint relief operation by opposing sides, marking the first cooperation in four years and eight months of war.
- Evacuees traveled by bus via the Crimean peninsula to the Russian town of Anapa before flying to Belarus and will proceed to Ukraine via a border crossing, Belta said.
- Upon arrival in Gomel, rescue workers, medical teams, and Red Cross volunteers met the group to provide immediate humanitarian assistance and support.
- This effort marks a rare instance of direct coordination between opposing sides, serving as the first collaborative civilian transfer since the war began four years and eight months ago.
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Residents of Russian-controlled Ukrainian town arrive in Belarus
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Three planes carrying evacuees from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky have landed in Gomel, Belarus.
Three planes carrying evacuated residents of the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshki have landed at the airport in Gomel, Belarus. The evacuees were transported from the Russian city of Anapa by Russian military aircraft, the Russian Defense Ministry said, as quoted by Reuters. The residents were accompanied by Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets during the flight. The route via Anapa and Gomel is part of an organized scheme to evacuate p…
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