Residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky have until Friday afternoon to leave. Aid distribution for those who stay is scheduled to begin under a temporary ceasefire.
Source: Meduza
Routes for a humanitarian mission in Oleshky, in Ukraine’s Kherson region, have been cleared of mines. Russian and Ukrainian human rights commissioners Yana Lantratova and Dmytro Lubinets said the humanitarian convoy is ready to depart.
The convoy will head to the central district hospital, the commissioners said. Residents who have decided to leave the city will have until 2 p.m. on Friday, October 30, to do so.
Distribution of humanitarian aid to those remaining in the city will begin after 2:30 p.m. on October 30.
“Delegations from Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America have now gathered to coordinate the next steps in the humanitarian mission. Journalists from the three countries are also present,” Lubinets said.
Russia and Ukraine halted fighting in Oleshky for the humanitarian mission under a deal brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. The ceasefire took effect on the morning of October 27 and will remain in place until late on the evening of November 1.
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