Russia Ukraine War
Volunteers and police officers unload pets owned by evacuated Oleshki residents after they being evacuated from their Russian-occupied hometown as they cross the Belarus-Ukraine border in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
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Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky have arrived in Ukrainian-held territory. They were evacuated during the most substantial truce since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began over four years ago. Evacuees wrapped in blue and yellow Ukrainian flags stepped off buses at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border and reunited with family members. Volunteers with hand-drawn welcome signs handed out coffee to the weary travelers, who had traveled by bus and plane through Russia and Belarus. The localized ceasefire in Ukraine's southern Kherson region is expected to continue through Sunday evening.
