Starving Oleshky residents flee Russian-held city under Trump-brokered ceasefire
Residents of Oleshky are evacuated under a ceasefire. This marks the first Russian-Ukrainian cooperation since the war started.
Oleshky, a Russian-held town in southern Ukraine, is being evacuated under a ceasefire. Melania Trump brokered the deal.
Some residents are choosing to leave for Russian or Ukrainian territory. Others may stay behind.
Oleshky was devastated by the destruction of a major dam in 2023. Residents have survived on minimal food rations.
De-mining operations killed a Russian sapper and another person before the evacuation. Authorities deployed 25 buses and 50 medical personnel to assist residents.
This marks the first cooperation between Russian and Ukrainian officials in four years and eight months of war. Putin's spokesman said such cooperation would be hard to extend to wider peace efforts.
Russian attacks continued in other regions, striking seven zones including Kyiv and Dnipro overnight.
- 25 buses and 50 medical personnel deployed
- Evacuation scale
- Kakhovka dam destroyed in 2023
- Dam destruction
- Four years and eight months into war
- First cooperation
- Melania Trump
- Ceasefire broker
Why it mattersThis is the first time the warring sides have worked together. It suggests there may be openings for humanitarian relief or peace negotiations.
AustraliaAustralia watches Ukraine as a key ally concern; signs of cooperation, however limited, could signal shifts in the conflict's trajectory.
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