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Explainer-Why is the evacuation of Oleshky by Russia and Ukraine happening now?

Straits Times30 October 2026, 15:21 UTCRussia

MOSCOW, Oct 30 - Residents of the Russian-held town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine began evacuating on Friday as part of a joint relief operation by the two sides, the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war.

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