# Evacuated Ukrainians from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus

https://mins.news/en/item/123632

- BBC News, 2026-10-31 11:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx2818elrnzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Residents of Oleshky were evacuated on Friday during a local ceasefire brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump. Their planes reached Gomel on Saturday, and they are expected to return to Ukraine later that day.

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