Evacuated residents of Oleshky arrive in Belarus, set to return to Ukraine

Evacuated residents of Oleshky, Kherson region, have arrived in Belarus and are expected to return to Ukrainian territory within hours, according to Ukrainian official Davyd Arakhamia on Saturday, October 31. Arakhamia reported that the fourth and final plane landed in Gomel, Belarus, carrying evacuees and the Ukrainian delegation. The evacuees had previously traveled by bus to Anapa, Russia, for connecting flights. The humanitarian operation in Oleshky was coordinated with mediation from Melania Trump, with a ceasefire in the area effective since October 27. The mission is expected to last about a week, with four American Newsmax journalists documenting the operation.