Oleshky residents evacuated, head to Anapa with Ukrainian delegation
Kherson's Oleshky ceasefire and evacuation are underway (photo: t.me/David_Arakhamia)
The Ukrainian delegation, together with evacuated residents of Oleshky, is heading to Anapa, Davyd Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, reported.
"The Ukrainian delegation, together with evacuated residents of Oleshky, has set off for Anapa," he said.
The lawmaker added that they would fly from there to Belarus, then travel home by bus.
As previously reported, on October 27, a ceasefire was declared near the Russia-occupied city of Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region for a humanitarian operation.
The operation involves delivering aid to civilians and preparing to evacuate residents. The ceasefire is set to remain in effect until 10:59 p.m. on November 1.
Earlier, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets reported that mine clearance along the routes was complete, allowing a humanitarian convoy to pass through and residents to be evacuated from Oleshky.
This morning, Davyd Arakhamia announced that the Ukrainian delegation had arrived in Oleshky. The town began evacuating residents and distributing humanitarian aid.
For more details on the humanitarian mission in Oleshky and the evacuation, read RBC-Ukraine's full report.