# Oleshky residents reunite with relatives in Ukraine amid tears and joy

https://mins.news/en/video/124569

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-11-01 17:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXEtDDImaLI

> On Oct. 31, residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky reached Ukrainian-controlled territory in an evacuation mission. Fighting paused briefly after mediation involving U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. Seventeen buses arrived, bringing evacuees together with relatives they had not seen for years.

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