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Hundreds evacuated from Oleshky as Melania Trump brokers rare Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

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Pandey, P. (2026, October 31). Hundreds evacuated from Oleshky as Melania Trump brokers rare Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/hundreds-evacuated-from-occupied-oleshky-as-melania-trump-brokers-rare-russia-ukraine-ceasefire/articleshow/135397051.cms

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US First Lady Melania Trump brokered a rare ceasefire that led to the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in Ukraine. On Saturday, three planes carrying evacuees landed in Gomel, Belarus, after they were transported through Crimea and Russia’s Anapa. This operation was the first such humanitarian effort in nearly five years of war and occurred during a four-hour window on Friday when landmines were cleared from roads out of Oleshky. Both Russian and Ukrainian authorities confirmed the evacuation involved up to 750 people using 25 buses, with ambulances provided for those needing assistance.

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Since October 27, Oleshky, a town in Ukraine's Kherson region occupied by Russia since 2022 and severely affected by flooding caused by the destruction of the nearby Kakhovka dam, has been under a localized ceasefire brokered by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. On October 31, hundreds of civilians from Oleshky were transported to Belarus via bus convoys and are expected to return to Ukraine soon. The evacuation mission includes 25 buses, ambulances, and other vehicles, with the aim of bringing humanitarian aid to local residents who have faced regular shelling and severe shortages of food and medicine. While the truce has been observed by both sides so far, its broader implications for the ongoing conflict remain uncertain.

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Speaking on Friday evening, Lantratova said they had requested that "humanitarian missions such as this one, delivering aid to residents in need, be conducted on a regular basis under the coordination of Mrs Melania Trump".

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🔮 They will travel onwards to Ukraine through a border crossing, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported, according to Reuters.

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Hundreds evacuated from Oleshky as Melania Trump brokers rare Russia-Ukraine ceasefire · mixed framing

Claims (19 extracted, 4 hedged)

Hundreds of residents have been evacuated from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky following a humanitarian ceasefire brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump, with three planes carrying evacuees landing at an airport in Belarus on Saturday, according to media reports. uncertain

planes → evacuate → reports

The residents, who wished to return to Ukraine, were taken by bus through the Crimean peninsula to the Russian town of Anapa before being flown to Gomel in Belarus. asserted

who → wish → Belarus

They will travel onwards to Ukraine through a border crossing, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported, according to Reuters. uncertain

agency → travel → Reuters

The evacuation took place on Friday as part of a joint relief operation involving the opposing sides, marking the first operation of its kind in four years and eight months of the war. asserted

evacuation → take → war

Residents were reportedly starving and exhausted. uncertain

Residents → starve → ?

According to the BBC, Russian and Ukrainian authorities confirmed that hundreds of people had been evacuated from the devastated town. uncertain

hundreds → accord → town

The operation was carried out during a temporary ceasefire that allowed the road out of Oleshky to be cleared of landmines. asserted

road → carry → landmines

A ceasefire covering the entire frontline region of Kherson had been in force since Tuesday. asserted

ceasefire → cover → Tuesday

The BBC described it as the longest and most extensive ceasefire since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. asserted

Russia → describe → 2022

Residents wishing to leave were given a four-hour window on Friday. asserted

Residents → wish → Friday

A convoy of 25 buses was deployed to transport up to 750 people from the town by 2 pm local time. asserted

convoy → deploy → pm

Ambulances were also arranged for people with limited mobility. asserted

Ambulances → arrange → mobility

BBC reported. asserted

BBC → report → ?

Russia's human rights ombudsman Yana Lantratova said the evacuation had taken place without incident. asserted

evacuation → say → incident

"Everything unfolded without any incidents, and both sides noted the high level of organisation," she said. asserted

she → unfold → organisation

Ukrainian authorities confirmed that the evacuees were travelling towards southern Russia before continuing to Ukraine through Belarus. asserted

evacuees → confirm → Belarus

Melania Trump said that "all elements of the convoy, including the safe passageway in and out of Oleshky, was established through mutual agreement between Russian and Ukrainian leaders". asserted

elements → say → leaders

Lantratova and her Ukrainian counterpart also made a joint appeal to the US first lady for similar humanitarian operations to be organised regularly. asserted

operations → make → lady

missions → speak → Trump