Russian military plane to transport evacuees from occupied Ukrainian town through Russia and Belarus, documents show
Source: Fox News
Residents of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region who want to evacuate to Ukraine will be flown to Belarus aboard a Russian Defense Ministry aircraft, according to documents shown in photographs published by Fox News.
The documents say a Ukrainian delegation led by the country’s ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, will accompany the residents. The plane will first take them to Anapa. From there, they will fly to Gomel, Belarus, on October 31.
The published excerpt does not specify how the residents will travel from Gomel to Ukraine.
The document also mentions further “repatriation operations” from cities in the Kherson region. These will take place “at least once a month, with assistance and coordination from U.S. first lady Melania Trump.”
Over the past several months, Russian-controlled Oleshky has been on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe: The city has been under constant shelling, and leaving has been virtually impossible because most roads are mined.
In late October, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a localized ceasefire mediated by Melania Trump to allow residents to leave the city. The ceasefire took effect on October 27 and is expected to last until November 1.
Oleshky’s humanitarian crisis
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