# Inside Russian-occupied Oleshky: First images from a city in humanitarian crisis as ceasefire enables evacuations

https://mins.news/en/item/122256

- Meduza, 2026-10-30 10:51 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/30/inside-russian-occupied-oleshky-the-first-images-from-a-city-in-humanitarian-crisis-as-a-temporary-ceasefire-allows-civilian-evacuations

> A humanitarian mission led by Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova has reached Oleshky in the occupied Kherson region. Russian and Ukrainian representatives said civilian evacuations began on October 30 and aid was being distributed. Journalists entered with the delegations as the sides paused fire for several days.

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