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Oleschky evacuees return to Ukraine through Belarus after rare truce

Hundreds of residents have escaped Russian-occupied Oleschky in a complex humanitarian operation, reaching Ukrainian-controlled territory through Belarus and reuniting with relatives at the border.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 31 Oct 2026, 10:32 pm UTC

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Civilians evacuated from the occupied city of Oleschky

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Military flight transfer to Belarus reported before return

ARD Tagesschau ↗

Evacuees cross from Belarus into Ukrainian held territory

© Efrem Lukatsky, AP ↗

Families reunite as evacuees leave buses at border

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Evacuees describe survival and dangerous conditions in Oleshky

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  1. ‘It’s A Kill Zone’: Ukrainian Evacuees Recount Horror Of Life In War-Torn Oleshky
    Times now

29 articles

  1. Starved residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky return to Ukraine during a rare local ceasefire
    Sydney Morning Herald
  2. EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : au moins 700 habitants d’Olechky, ville située sur la ligne de front, ont été évacués dans le nord de l’Ukraine après une opération d’aide humanitaire
    Le Monde
  3. Evacuees reunite with family at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border after fleeing Oleshky
    Arab News
  4. ‘We Are Coming From Hell’: A Ukrainian City’s Evacuees Tell Survival Stories
    NYT World News
  5. 'We came back from hell', say Ukrainians after years in Russia-occupied frontline city
    BBC World