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Evacuees from Oleshky Reunited with Families Following Ceasefire in Kherson Region
Residents evacuated from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky were reunited with loved ones on Saturday after crossing into Ukraine from Belarus. This movement followed a ceasefire brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump that began in the Kherson region on Tuesday.
BBC World
Families evacuated from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky were reunited with their loved ones on Saturday after crossing the border into Ukraine from Belarus.
These reunions took place at a site located in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine, where the evacuees arrived via buses and ambulances.
The residents had initially evacuated the Ukrainian town on Friday. Their journey involved traveling through Crimea and Russia before reaching the border crossing.
This movement occurred against the backdrop of a ceasefire that took effect across the frontline region of Kherson on Tuesday. The truce was brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump.
Ceasefire measures are scheduled to remain in place until the end of Sunday, November 1.
BBC correspondent Dan Johnson reported from the site in the Chernihiv region, which is situated near the northern Ukrainian border with Belarus.