Ukrainian residents evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus during ceasefire
Residents evacuated from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky arrived in Gomel, Belarus on Saturday morning, according to Belarusian state media and a senior Ukrainian official. The evacuation occurred Friday during a local ceasefire. Ukrainian authorities said the residents are expected to return to Ukraine later Saturday.
✓ Verified
- ✓Residents from Russian-occupied Oleshky were evacuated. (BBC News, citing Ukrainian officials and Belarusian state media)
- ✓Evacuees arrived in Gomel, Belarus on Saturday morning. (Belarusian state media, cited by BBC News)
- ✓The evacuation occurred during a local ceasefire on Friday. (BBC News)
- ✓Ukrainian authorities reported evacuees were expected to return to Ukraine later Saturday. (BBC News, citing senior Ukrainian official)
~ Interpretation
- ~The ceasefire was brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump. (BBC News reporting, not independently verified by other outlets in available data)
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