# Oleshky residents reach Ukrainian-controlled territory after fleeing Russian occupation

https://mins.news/en/item/123698

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-31 13:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/oleshky-residents-reach-ukrainian-controlled-territory-after-escaping-russian-occupation/

> Residents evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky reached Ukrainian-controlled territory on Oct. 31 after a 19-hour journey. The operation followed a temporary Ukraine-Russia ceasefire mediated by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump; evacuees traveled via occupied Crimea and Russia to Belarus before reaching Ukrainian-held territory.

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