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Rare Evacuation Announced by Melania Trump Begins in Ukrainian City of Oleshky

Many of the people left in Oleshky, where bombardment is constant, have run out of food. A truce that began Tuesday is supposed to allow aid in and civilians out.

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Net-covered streets on Wednesday in Kherson, Ukraine, during a temporary cease-fire to allow for an upcoming evacuation of civilians from the neighboring town of Oleshky.

What to Know About the Cease-Fire for a Besieged Ukrainian City

Many people left in Oleshky, where bombardment is constant, have run out of food. A truce that began Tuesday is supposed to allow aid in and civilians out.

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Protesters outside the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw demanding help for the residents of Oleshky, a Ukrainian town under siege by the Russians, this month.

What to Know About the Cease-Fire for a Besieged Ukrainian City

Many people left in Oleshky, where bombardment is constant, have run out of food. A truce set to begin early Tuesday is supposed to allow aid in and civilians out.

Β© Wojtek Radwanski/Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

Protesters outside the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw demanding help for the residents of Oleshky, a Ukrainian town under siege by the Russians, this month.

Civilian Suffering Was Goal of Russian Strikes in Ukraine, U.N. Panel Says

27 October 2026 at 02:12
The assaults on infrastructure, which cut off heat and power on bitterly cold winter days, amounted to a crime against humanity, investigators said.

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Svitlana Zinoviyeva, left, and her daughter, Oleksandra Buzko, mounted a tent above the bed last winter to stay warm at home amid subzero temperatures, power outages and minimal to no heat in buildings across the city in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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