Hundreds from Russian-occupied Oleshky land in Belarus en route to Ukraine

Four planes transporting evacuees from the war-ravaged city have arrived in Belarus’s Gomel.

A humanitarian convoy carrying residents evacuated from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Ukraine, drives along a road in Armyansk in Crimea, on October 30, 2026 [Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters]

Hundreds of residents from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky have been transported to Belarus, as part of a major evacuation mission under a truce that the White House says United States First Lady Melania Trump helped broker.

Four planes carrying the Oleshky evacuees arrived in the southeastern Belarusian town of Gomel on Saturday, said Ukrainian parliament member David Arakhamia.

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The group was met in Gomel by rescue workers, medical teams and Red Cross volunteers, Belarusian state media reported.

From there, they were due to be transported to Ukrainian territory “within hours”, said Arakhamia.

The civilians from Oleshky, which has suffered from major food and medicine shortages after years of fighting, began the long journey out of their region in bus convoys on Friday, under a rare regional truce that is expected to continue through Sunday.

The estimated 2,000 residents were offered the choice of travelling to Ukrainian- or Russian-held territory, or remaining in the city with replenished food and medical supplies.

Russia and Ukraine have not specified how many people chose to leave the city, but Melania Trump posted on Friday that the humanitarian convoy could safely evacuate more than 750 people.

Russia’s ombudswoman and lead representative on the mission, Yana Lantratova, said buses also transported Oleshky residents who wanted to live in Russia.

Aside from the first lady’s apparent role, Pope Leo XIV – the first American pontiff – also pressed Russian and Ukrainian leaders to allow aid deliveries and civilian evacuations.

四架载有从饱受战争蹂躏的城市撤离人员的飞机已抵达白俄罗斯戈梅利。

2026年10月30日，一支载着从乌克兰被俄罗斯占领的奥列什基镇撤离的居民的救援车队，行驶在克里米亚阿尔米扬斯克的一条道路上。[Alexey Pavlishak/路透社]

数百名来自被俄罗斯占领的乌克兰城镇奥列什基的居民已被转移到白俄罗斯，这是根据一项停火协议进行的大规模撤离行动的一部分，白宫称美国第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普帮助促成了这项停火协议。

乌克兰议员大卫·阿拉哈米亚表示，载有奥列什基撤离人员的四架飞机于周六抵达白俄罗斯东南部城市戈梅利。

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据白俄罗斯国家媒体报道，救援人员、医疗队和红十字会志愿者在戈梅利迎接了这群人。

阿拉哈米亚说，他们随后“将在几小时内”被运往乌克兰境内。

奥列什基的平民在经历了多年的战斗后，遭受了严重的食品和药品短缺。周五，在罕见的地区停火协议下，他们乘坐巴士车队开始了离开该地区的漫长旅程，预计该停火协议将持续到周日。

估计有 2000 名居民可以选择前往乌克兰或俄罗斯控制的地区，或者留在城里，城里会补充食物和医疗用品。

俄罗斯和乌克兰尚未具体说明有多少人选择离开该市，但梅拉尼娅·特朗普周五发帖称，人道主义救援车队可以安全撤离 750 多人。

俄罗斯监察员兼此次任务的首席代表亚娜·兰特拉托娃表示，巴士还运送了想要在俄罗斯居住的奥列什基居民。

除了第一夫人发挥的明显作用外，教皇利奥十四世——第一位美国籍教皇——也向俄罗斯和乌克兰领导人施压，要求允许援助物资运送和平民撤离。