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Hundreds from Russian-occupied Oleshky land in Belarus en route to Ukraine

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Residents of the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Ukraine were evacuated under a truce brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump and Pope Leo XIV, with four planes carrying around 750 people arriving in Gomel, Belarus on Saturday. Rescue workers, medical teams, and Red Cross volunteers met the evacuees who will be transported to Ukrainian territory within hours. The evacuation offered residents the option of traveling to either Ukrainian or Russian-held areas or staying behind with supplies replenished. Russia’s ombudswoman Yana Lantratova confirmed that buses also took some individuals who wished to reside in Russia.
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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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Oleshky Russia Russian Ukraine Ukrainian

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Oleshky GPE · 5× Russia GPE · 4× Ukrainian NORP · 4× Russian NORP · 3× Ukraine GPE · 3× Belarusian NORP · 2× Gomel GPE · 2× Melania Trump PERSON · 2× Belarus GPE · 1× the White House ORG · 1×

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🔮 The civilians from Oleshky, which has suffered from major food and medicine shortages after years of fighting, began the long journey out of their region in bus convoys on Friday, under a rare regional truce that is expected to continue through Sunday.
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Hundreds from Russian-occupied Oleshky land in Belarus en route to Ukraine · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

Hundreds of residents from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky have been transported to Belarus, as part of a major evacuation mission under a truce that the White House says United States First Lady Melania Trump helped broker. asserted
Trump → occupy → that
Four planes carrying the Oleshky evacuees arrived in the southeastern Belarusian town of Gomel on Saturday, said Ukrainian parliament member David Arakhamia. asserted
Arakhamia → carry → Saturday
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media → broker → workers
From there, they were due to be transported to Ukrainian territory “within hours”, said Arakhamia. asserted
Arakhamia → transport → hours
The civilians from Oleshky, which has suffered from major food and medicine shortages after years of fighting, began the long journey out of their region in bus convoys on Friday, under a rare regional truce that is expected to continue through Sunday. asserted
that → suffer → Sunday
The estimated 2,000 residents were offered the choice of travelling to Ukrainian- or Russian-held territory, or remaining in the city with replenished food and medical supplies. asserted
residents → estimate → food
Russia and Ukraine have not specified how many people chose to leave the city, but Melania Trump posted on Friday that the humanitarian convoy could safely evacuate more than 750 people. uncertain
convoy → specify → people
Russia’s ombudswoman and lead representative on the mission, Yana Lantratova, said buses also transported Oleshky residents who wanted to live in Russia. asserted
who → say → Russia
Aside from the first lady’s apparent role, Pope Leo XIV – the first American pontiff – also pressed Russian and Ukrainian leaders to allow aid deliveries and civilian evacuations. asserted
XIV → press → deliveries
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