Oleshky Evacuees Experience Heartfelt Reunions and Tragedy Amid Rare Ceasefire in Ukraine

10/31/2026

Residents return to Ukraine from Russian-occupied Oleshky during a rare local ceasefire after humanitarian mediation efforts.

10/31/2026

Residents of a Russian-occupied village in southern Ukraine who have been living with limited food and electricity were evacuated and reunited with their families following a temporary ceasefire...

10/31/2026

The BBC's Dan Johnson travelled to the northern Ukrainian border with Belarus after evacuated Oleshky residents arrived in buses and ambulances following a temporary ceasefire.

10/30/2026

AMBULANCES, aid trucks and buses yesterday entered a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city whose starving residents were having to eat weeds and grass. Up to 2,000 in Oleshky managed to survive for five...

10/31/2026

Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky crossed into Ukrainian-held territory Saturday in a major rescue operation carried out under the most significant truce since Russia's full-scale invasion of...

10/31/2026

Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky in Ukraine arrived in Belarus on Saturday as part of a major rescue operation carried out under the most significant truce since Russia’s full-scale invasion...

10/31/2026

Residents evacuated from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky arrived back in Ukraine on Saturday amid a localized U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. The halt in fighting, which was secured...

10/31/2026

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Three ⁠planes ⁠carrying residents ⁠evacuated from the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of ‌Oleshky landed at ‌Gomel airport ⁠in ⁠Belarus, the Belta state news agency reported...

10/31/2026

Hundreds of residents left the town of Oleshky on Friday during a U.S.-backed local ceasefire, the first of its kind during the Russia-Ukraine war.

10/30/2026

Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky began the long journey out of the war-ravaged region in bus convoys Friday, on the fourth day of the most significant truce since Russia's full-scale...

10/31/2026

Residents of the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, ravaged by years of war, began arriving in Ukraine on Saturday after being evacuated via Belarus during a rare truce brokered by US First Lady...

10/31/2026

Evacuees from Oleshky crossed into Ukrainian-held territory Saturday in a major rescue operation after travelling through Belarus during a rare truce brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump. The...

10/31/2026

The civilians traveled by bus and plane through Russia and Belarus before returning to Ukraine, following a deal brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump.

10/30/2026

An evacuation mission was underway in a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine, during a truce brokered by first lady Melania Trump and with Pope Leo XIV’s involvement.

10/30/2026

Russian and Ukrainian officials have entered the devastated city of Oleshky following a rare ceasefire brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump