Residents evacuated from occupied Oleshky are travelling through Belarus to Ukraine after a humanitarian mission, with medical assistance, food and support prepared for their return home.
Aid stations have been set up at the meeting point for evacuated residents of Oleshky. Relatives of Oleshky residents and relevant services are waiting at the designated location for the evacuees, who are travelling through Belarus to territory controlled by Ukraine. A UNIAN correspondent reports from the scene.
According to the correspondent, Ukrainian flags are being prepared for the liberated residents. State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) rescuers have set up tents where people will be received after returning from the occupied territory. A medical station and a place where they can get food have also been prepared.
Pets have not been forgotten either: food has been provided for them as well. As previously reported, Oleshky residents managed to evacuate their pets from the occupied area.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets announced on Telegram that the evacuees were on their way from Belarus.
“We’ll be home soon! We are currently in the Republic of Belarus, together with our people and even their pets!” he wrote.
Evacuation from Oleshky
As UNIAN reported, a Ukrainian delegation arrived in Oleshky the previous day. David Arakhamia, leader of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, said that the evacuation and distribution of humanitarian aid had begun. The ceasefire remains in effect. Footage posted by Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets shows residents celebrating and crying with joy.
MP David Arakhamia also said that most residents had requested evacuation to Ukrainian-controlled territory. According to the lawmaker, the Ukrainian delegation and the evacuated residents of Oleshky travelled to Anapa. From there, they flew to Belarus and will then continue their journey home by bus.
The evacuated residents of Oleshky have already arrived in Belarus, at Gomel Airport. They were met by local Emergency Situations Ministry personnel, medical workers and Red Cross volunteers. Buses carrying Ukrainians evacuated from Oleshky are expected to cross the state border into Ukraine in Chernihiv Region later today.
