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Oleshky evacuation could take civilians through Russia, report says

A humanitarian ceasefire has brought unusual quiet to nearby Kherson, but residents question whether evacuees would be able to return to Ukrainian-controlled territory.

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0:00A humanitarian ceasefire is intended to allow aid deliveries and civilian evacuation from occupied Oleshky.
0:16A statement attributed to Melania Trump says the ceasefire began earlier and covers a wider area.
1:20Kherson official Yaroslav Shanko reports reduced attack activity but warns that reconnaissance drones remain present.
2:24Citing the Financial Times, the report says evacuees may travel through Russia or occupied Crimea before returning.
2:42Kherson residents question Moscow's intentions and distinguish the temporary quiet from the lasting peace they want.

Civilians awaiting evacuation from Russian-occupied Oleshky could first be taken into Russia or occupied Crimea before reaching Ukrainian-controlled territory, according to a Financial Times account cited by Ukraine's Fakty ICTV (ICTV Facts).

Correspondent Oksana Mykhailova reports that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a temporary ceasefire to enable evacuations and deliver urgently needed humanitarian supplies to residents described as being on the brink of starvation. Oleshky lies on the left bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine's Kherson region.

The report presents the operation as a three-way effort involving Ukrainian and Russian representatives, with US first lady Melania Trump acting as intermediary. A statement attributed to Trump says the ceasefire's boundaries were expanded beyond Oleshky to protect convoys, and its start brought forward by two days.

Across the river in Kherson, residents describe a striking change after persistent shelling: streets that are unusually quiet. One woman says the complete silence feels unfamiliar.

Yaroslav Shanko, head of Kherson's city military administration, reports a reduction in attack activity but warns that reconnaissance drones remain present. His message is to remain cautious rather than treat the lull as a guarantee of safety.

The proposed evacuation route is explained late in the report. Its wording is conditional: people may pass through Russia or occupied Crimea, with onward travel intended to bring them back to Ukrainian-controlled areas. It does not establish that those transfers have already happened.

Residents interviewed in Kherson express distrust of Moscow's intentions and doubt that a temporary pause can become a lasting truce. An older woman makes the distinction plainly: she wants peace, not merely a lull.

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