Evacuated residents of occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus, set to reach Ukraine within hours
Illustrative photo: Evacuated residents of Oleshky arrive in Belarus (Getty Images)
Evacuated residents of the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky have arrived in Gomel, Belarus. They will be in Ukraine in just a few hours, according to a post by Davyd Arakhamia, a member of Ukraine's negotiating team and head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction.
According to him, the fourth and final plane carrying residents of Oleshky has landed in Gomel.
"Within a few hours, all Ukrainian citizens evacuated from Oleshky, together with the Ukrainian delegation, will be on the territory of Ukraine," Arakhamia said.
Evacuated residents of the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky have arrived in Gomel, Belarus. They will be in Ukraine in just a few hours pic.twitter.com/dkE3QlPXeo
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) October 31, 2026
On October 30, the Ukrainian delegation arrived in Oleshky, after which the evacuation and distribution of humanitarian aid began in the city.
On the same day, the Ukrainian delegation, together with the evacuated residents of Oleshky, set off for Anapa, Russia.
The evacuation convoy included 25 buses, 50 medical workers, and ambulances.
The humanitarian convoy evacuated more than 750 residents of Oleshky. Most went to Ukraine, while some residents chose to go to Russia. The ceasefire in the Oleshky area remains in effect without any violations.
