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Evacuation, humanitarian aid distribution begin in Russian-occupied Oleshky

Meduza30 October 2026, 10:05 UTCUkraine

The evacuation of residents has begun in the occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region, Russian Ombudsperson Yana Lantratova and Davyd Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People faction in Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, said.

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