A Ukrainian delegation has departed for the Russian city of Anapa together with evacuated residents of Oleshky. From there, the evacuees will be flown to Belarus before being transported by bus to Ukraine.
This was announced by Davyd Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction and a member of the negotiating team.
Residents evacuated from Oleshky during the humanitarian mission are being brought back to Ukraine via Russia and Belarus. The Ukrainian delegation and the evacuees are currently heading to Anapa, where they are expected to board planes. After arriving in Belarus, they will transfer to buses that will take them to Ukraine.
Earlier, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said that 25 buses with a total capacity of 750 passengers, along with ambulances for people with limited mobility, had been prepared for the evacuation of Oleshky residents. Humanitarian assistance was also arranged for those who decided to remain in the city.
The operation was coordinated in Armiansk by Dmytro Lubinets and Russia’s human rights commissioner, Yana Lantratova.
US First Lady Melania Trump is personally monitoring the humanitarian mission in Oleshky, Kherson region, which was agreed upon through her mediation. She has been publicly highlighting key stages of the operation, including sharing updates from Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets about the clearance of mines along humanitarian routes and the mission participants’ progress toward Oleshky.
