# Is Oleshky’s evacuation just ‘propaganda’ for Putin in the Ukraine war?

https://mins.news/en/video/123109

- BBC News, 2026-10-30 20:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaXrokcitcE

> Up to 750 Ukrainians in Russian-occupied Oleshky were offered evacuation under a temporary local ceasefire brokered with help from Pope Leo and US First Lady Melania Trump. Ukrainian and Russian human rights ombudsmen oversaw the operation. Some evacuees are uneasy about a route deeper into Russian-controlled territory and through Belarus before returning to Ukraine.

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