Evacuated Oleshky Residents Begin Journey Out Of Region

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian officials say some residents have been evacuated from the war-ravaged city of Oleshky. The evacuations Friday came on the fourth day of the most significant truce since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began 4½ years ago. Ukrainian lawmaker Davyd Arakhamia says the evacuees are traveling by bus to the city of Anapa in southern Russia then will flying to Belarus and cross the border into northern Ukraine. Russia’s lead representative on the mission says residents who want to live in Russia have also been evacuated. The White House says the humanitarian mission and ceasefire were brokered following negotiations involving U.S. first lady Melania Trump.