# Civilians evacuated from Russian-occupied territories, including Chornobyl disaster responder

https://mins.news/en/item/94896

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-11 00:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/civilians-evacuated-from-russian-occupied-territories-including-chornobyl-disaster-responder/

> Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, said 16 civilians were evacuated from Russian-occupied areas through the Novi Yarylovychi crossing into government-controlled Ukraine. One was an elderly man with a disability who helped respond to the 1986 Chornobyl disaster; his wife died before she could be evacuated. The operation was arranged discreetly, and returnees received medical and other assistance.