Conflict & Security
Evacuated Ukrainians from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus
October 31, 2026 at 01:29 PM
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Reunited after 1,711 days: Oleshky evacuees return to Ukraine under Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire
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Evacuated Ukrainians from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus
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Hundreds from Russian-occupied Oleshky land in Belarus en route to Ukraine
(opens the publisher’s site)Hundreds of evacuated residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky have landed in Belarus under a negotiated ceasefire and are due to return to Ukrainian territory later Saturday.
- Four planes carrying evacuees from Oleshky landed in Gomel, Belarus on Saturday.
- Ukrainian parliament member David Arakhamia said the evacuees would be back on Ukrainian territory within hours.
- A humanitarian ceasefire brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump took effect across the Kherson region on Tuesday and runs through Sunday.
- Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said residents who chose to stay would receive all necessary humanitarian assistance.
- Hundreds of evacuees from occupied Oleshky returned to Ukrainian-controlled territory Saturday, reuniting with family after years apart.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked US First Lady Melania Trump for mediating the ceasefire that enabled the evacuation.