<p>Residents of nearby villages line highway waving flags to greet the evacuees’ convoy from the Russian-occupied city</p><p>Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky have been reunited with their families after crossing into Ukrainian-held territory on Saturday.</p><p>The major rescue operation <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/evacuation-besieged-ukrainian-city-oleshky">began on Friday</a> and was carried out under the most significant truce since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine four and a half years ago.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/oleshky-evacuees-reunite-with-families-after-truce-allows-crossing-into-ukraine">Continue reading...</a>
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Oleshky evacuees reunite with families after truce allows crossing back into Ukraine
<p>Residents of nearby villages line highway waving flags to greet the evacuees’ convoy from the Russian-occupied city</p><p>Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky have been reunited with their families after crossing into Ukrainian-held territory on Saturday.</p><p>The major rescue operation <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/evacuation-besieged-ukrainian-city-oleshky">began on Friday</a> and was carried out under the most significant truce since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine four and a half years ago.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/oleshky-evacuees-reunite-with-families-after-truce-allows-crossing-into-ukraine">Continue reading...</a>