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Russia-occupied Oleshky evacuees arrive in Belarus, Ukraine next. (2026, October 31). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3372828/russia-occupied-oleshky-evacuees-arrive-belarus-ukraine-next

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-31 · by dpa

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Around 200 residents from Oleshky, a city occupied by Russia, have been evacuated during a ceasefire period. The evacuees arrived in Belarus via three planes that landed at Gomel airport before traveling to Ukraine through a border crossing. Some residents chose to go to Russian-controlled areas instead. This evacuation is part of the first joint relief operation between conflicting sides since the war began nearly five years ago, addressing dire conditions faced by the civilians.
Written by AI on 2026-10-31, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

As of November 1, 2026, the longest truce in the Ukrainian war since Russia's full-scale invasion ended without extension. The limited ceasefire, brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump and confined to Oleshky in southern Ukraine, expired after six days as neither Russia nor Ukraine officially extended it beyond October 29. This temporary break in fighting had begun following weeks of negotiations led by Melania Trump, who claimed she had secured a ceasefire agreement between the warring nations for the city of Oleshky, which has been under Russian occupation since February 2022.

On November 1, Ukraine's military evacuated 167 civilians from threatened areas in southern Kherson region as fighting resumed. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported high-intensity strikes by Russian forces and power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of families.

Written for “Kherson Evacuations Under Ceasefire” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 85 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Kherson Evacuations Under Ceasefire
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Topics

Belarus Belta Oleshky Russian Ukraine

Subjects

Ukraine GPE · 4× Belarus GPE · 3× Russian NORP · 3× Belta ORG · 2× Oleshky GPE · 2× Anapa GPE · 1× Crimean NORP · 1× Gomel GPE · 1× Russia GPE · 1× Ukrainian NORP · 1×

Narrative

Dozens more have opted to travel to Russian areas Three planes carrying residents evacuated from the Russian-controlled frontline Ukrainian city of Oleshky landed at Gomel airport in Belarus, the Belta state news agency reported on Saturday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31
🔮 The evacuees, wishing to leave for Ukraine, travelled by bus via the Crimean peninsula to the Russian town of Anapa before flying to Belarus and will proceed to Ukraine via a border crossing, Belta said.
2026-10-31 · South China Morning Post
Russia-occupied Oleshky evacuees arrive in Belarus, Ukraine next · assertive framing

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Russia-occupied Oleshky evacuees arrive in Belarus, Ukraine next asserted
evacuees → occupy → Belarus
Amid a days-long ceasefire, around 200 residents are reported to have left for Ukraine. asserted
residents → report → Ukraine
Dozens more have opted to travel to Russian areas Three planes carrying residents evacuated from the Russian-controlled frontline Ukrainian city of Oleshky landed at Gomel airport in Belarus, the Belta state news agency reported on Saturday. asserted
agency → opt → Saturday
The evacuees, wishing to leave for Ukraine, travelled by bus via the Crimean peninsula to the Russian town of Anapa before flying to Belarus and will proceed to Ukraine via a border crossing, Belta said. asserted
Belta → wish → crossing
Starving and exhausted residents were evacuated as part of a joint relief operation by the opposing sides, the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war. asserted
residents → evacuate → war
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