Residents evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky travel to Belarus and Anapa
Around 200 residents left the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky on Friday during a rare US-brokered ceasefire to travel via Russia to Belarus.
Evacuation route details confirmed
Three planes carrying evacuees landed at Gomel airport in Belarus according to state news agency Belta. The group had previously traveled by bus through the Crimean peninsula to reach the Russian town of Anapa before their flight.
Humanitarian conditions described
Former residents stated that the town faced severe shortages of food and medicine for months prior to the departure. Some individuals were forced to hunt pigeons to survive while trapped in the area near the front line.
Ceasefire context provided
This joint relief operation marks the first evacuation effort in four years and eight months of war between the opposing sides. The fragile agreement was announced by US First Lady Melania Trump to allow for humanitarian aid deliveries before ending on Sunday evening.
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