The operation concluded a multi-day journey for vulnerable residents ranging from a one-year-old child to a 94-year-old senior. Humanitarian organizations, including the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, and World Central Kitchen, met the convoys at the border with Belarus to provide emergency aid. Roughly 2,000 people were living in Oleshky when the pause began, though official tallies of those who entered Ukrainian territory remain undisclosed for operational security. Other residents chose to relocate to Russian-controlled territory and were placed in temporary housing in Simferopol, Crimea.
Key points
The ceasefire represents the most significant local fighting pause achieved in the southe…: The ceasefire represents the most significant local fighting pause achieved in the southern Kherson region in four and a half years.
Civilians in the besieged city were offered the choice to evacuate to Ukraine, relocate t…: Civilians in the besieged city were offered the choice to evacuate to Ukraine, relocate to Russian territory, or stay with fresh supplies.
Ukrainian officials have not confirmed Russian claims that both sides reached an agreemen…: Ukrainian officials have not confirmed Russian claims that both sides reached an agreement to conduct regular humanitarian operations moving forward.
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Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky have been reunited with their families after crossing into Ukrainian-held territory on Saturday.
The major rescue operation began on Friday and was carried out under the most significant truce since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine four and a half years ago.
Evacuees wrapped in Ukrainian flags stepped off buses at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border to be reunited with family members. Volunteers with hand-drawn welcome signs handed coffee to the weary people who had travelled by bus and plane through Russia and Belarus. Residents of nearby villages lined the highway waving flags and torches to greet the convoy.
Tetiana Leonidivna, 71, thanked the Ukrainian soldiers who helped her to flee. “We love them, we love them,” she said through tears. “We know that they are protecting us. And a deep bow to them, and a deep bow to their parents, for having such children. I am proud, I am simply proud.”
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