Melania Trump-Brokered Ceasefire Allows Evacuation from Oleshky
Hundreds evacuated from Russian-occupied Ukrainian city during four-hour window.
US Politics • 2 hours ago
Hundreds of residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky were evacuated to safety on Friday following a humanitarian ceasefire. The temporary truce, which provided a four-hour window for evacuations, was brokered by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump.
Despite the ceasefire, some residents reportedly remained in Oleshky, a city experiencing power and water outages. The situation on the ground was detailed by BBC Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson.