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Hundreds Evacuated from Russian-Occupied Oleshky During Rare Ukraine Ceasefire
Humanitarian delegations and officials began evacuating hundreds of civilians from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region. The humanitarian effort comes under a localized temporary ceasefire brokered through intervention by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and appeals from Pope Leo XIV, aimed at delivering urgent relief and rescuing trapped residents.
The population of Oleshky, which has dropped from over 20,000 before the invasion to around 2,000 mostly elderly residents, faced extreme shortages of food, water, and medical supplies. Due to heavy mining and front-line logistics, the agreed evacuation route leads evacuees through designated transit points in Russia and Belarus before returning them safely to Ukrainian-controlled territory.
While the localized truce is scheduled to remain in effect through Sunday evening, offering a rare moment of humanitarian cooperation between Kyiv and Moscow, military strikes and air attacks continue unabated across other regions of Ukraine [Ukrainska Pravda](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/30/8060492/).
Humanitarian delegations and officials began evacuating hundreds of civilians from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region. The humanitarian effort comes under a localized temporary ceasefire brokered through intervention by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and appeals from Pope Leo XIV, aimed at delivering urgent relief and rescuing trapped residents.
The population of Oleshky, which has dropped from over 20,000 before the invasion to around 2,000 mostly elderly residents, faced extreme shortages of food, water, and medical supplies. Due to heavy mining and front-line logistics, the agreed evacuation route leads evacuees through designated transit points in Russia and Belarus before returning them safely to Ukrainian-controlled territory.
While the localized truce is scheduled to remain in effect through Sunday evening, offering a rare moment of humanitarian cooperation between Kyiv and Moscow, military strikes and air attacks continue unabated across other regions of Ukraine [Ukrainska Pravda](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/30/8060492/).