Evacuation of Ukraine's Oleshky begins after ceasefire

Evacuation of the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky has begun following a ceasefire that has held for over 75 hours, with 25 buses and nine ambulances prepared to transport residents. Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of sabotaging the evacuation by starting it early without neutral observers, registering hospital patients for Russian checkpoints, and allegedly threatening residents of outlying villages. The Ukrainian human rights commissioner emphasized this marks the first sustained ceasefire on a major front since 2022. Residents choosing to stay will receive humanitarian aid during the truce, while evacuees may bring pets in cages. Kyiv had warned Russia might exploit the pause for propaganda, abductions, or troop movements, though the commissioner reported a warm reception from his Russian counterpart.