Residents evacuate Russian-occupied Oleshky during rare four-day ceasefire

Residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky, Ukraine, have evacuated during a rare four-day ceasefire, the longest pause in fighting since Russia's 2022 invasion, amid severe food and medicine shortages. Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia said evacuees were transported to Anapa, Russia, then flown to Belarus before busing home. Russia's ombudsman confirmed the operation concluded without incidents, deploying 25 buses and nine ambulances. The town's population has dropped from 24,000 to about 2,000. The truce also gave nearby Kherson relief from drone attacks, though fighting continued elsewhere, including a deadly strike on Dnipro. Talks are planned next month in the UAE, with Ukraine seeking negotiations before potential three-way talks involving Russia, the US, and China.