Residents of Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in Ukraine’s Kherson region, who wish to return to Ukrainian government-controlled territory after evacuation will first be transported to Anapa in Russia’s Krasnodar region, according to a ceasefire agreement reported by Fox News.From there, they will be flown on a Russian Ministry of Defence aircraft to Gomel in Belarus before being transferred to Ukraine.The evacuees travelling to Ukrainian-controlled territory will be accompanied by Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets, two representatives of his office and two Ukrainian journalists.Representatives of Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova and members of the humanitarian mission coordination group will also travel with them to Belarus.On Wednesday morning, both Lubinets and Lantratova announced that no ceasefire violations had been recorded during the 30 hours since the truce began in Oleshky.Oleshky is located in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson region.The town remains under constant shelling, while residents who have stayed behind have been forced to survive for months without electricity or adequate medical assistance.Food and medicine are in short supply, and roads leading into the town have been mined.According to volunteers, approximately 1,500 people, including around 40 children, remain in Oleshky.Including neighbouring villages, the total number of people in the affected area is estimated at approximately 6,000, including around 200 children.Lubinets reported that the ceasefire in Oleshky began at 3 a.m. on 27 October.The Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed that the ceasefire had been implemented.The ceasefire is expected to remain in effect until 10:59 p.m. on 1 November.
Without electricity, food or medicine – civilian evacuation planned in Russian-occupied Oleshky
