Melania Trump's Ceasefire Enables First Large-Scale Evacuation from Oleshky

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Melania Trump's mediated ceasefire enabled the first large-scale evacuation of over 200 residents from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian front-line city of Oleshky, drawing global attention to the devastated town. Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets traveled with his Russian counterpart to verify the evacuation, with residents flown via Belarus to Ukraine. Buses offered destinations in either Ukraine or Russia, with most choosing Ukraine. The city, once home to 24,000 people, now has about 1,000 residents facing severe shortages of food and power. Many homes are destroyed, and residents fear the ceasefire ending Sunday will make roads deadly again.


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