Evacuees from Oleshky Reunite with Families After Crossing Into Ukraine
People evacuated from the war‑torn city of Oleshky were reunited with loved ones in northern Ukraine on Saturday.
Oleshky residents who were evacuated from the devastated, Russian‑occupied city gathered with family members in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine on Saturday.
The group arrived by buses and ambulances after a journey that took them through Crimea and Russia following their evacuation from Oleshky on Friday.
This emotional reunion happened just days after a ceasefire, negotiated by US First Lady Melania Trump, began to hold across the Kherson frontline on Tuesday.
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The ceasefire is scheduled to stay in effect until the end of Sunday, 1 November.
The BBC’s Dan Johnson reported from the site near the northern Ukrainian border with Belarus.
Families now have a brief period of safety and contact as the ceasefire continues.
