# News from occupied Ukraine: 11 Ukrainians, including 96-year-old woman, evacuated from Russian occupation

https://mins.news/en/item/105310

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-18 16:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/news-from-occupied-ukraine-11-ukrainians-including-96-year-old-woman-evacuated-from-russian-occupation/

> Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said 11 citizens returned from Russian-occupied areas to Ukrainian-controlled territory, including a 96-year-old woman and her son. Humanitarian NGO Save Ukraine separately reported that 33 children returned from occupied territories over the past week.

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