Aid transports for the Ukrainian front-line town of Oleschky are scheduled to start

The residents of the Russian-occupied Ukrainian front-line town of Oleshky can soon expect help. The route has been cleared of mines. An evacuation is also being prepared. The ceasefire is still in effect

By Tagesschau 30 Oct 2026 · 2h ago 2 min read

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War against Ukraine Aid transports for Oleschky should start as of October 30, 2026 • 9:00 a.m

The humanitarian aid operation for the Russian-occupied front-line town of Oleschky in southern Ukraine, brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump, is entering its decisive phase.

“The demining of the routes for the humanitarian mission in Oleshky has been completed,” says the almost identical messages from the human rights commissioners of Ukraine and Russia, Dmytro Lubinets and Yana Lantratova. The two - along with the US side - were instrumental in the talks aimed at bringing humanitarian aid to the struggling city. "The humanitarian convoy is ready to depart."

Yana Lantratova and Dmytro Lubinets took part in the talks on humanitarian aid as human rights representatives of Russia and Ukraine.

As shown in footage from the Russian state broadcaster Vesti, Lubinets and Lantratova met in Oleschky for a short conversation. According to Lantratowa, two people died during mine clearance. Lantratova reiterated that the Russian and Ukrainian sides would fully respect their commitments.

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According to Lantratowa, dozens of tons of relief supplies will be brought to the front-line city - especially foodstuffs such as flour, grain, sugar, cooking oil, and canned meat and fish. Hygiene products and fuel for emergency power devices would also be delivered. The central hospital also receives medication such as antibiotics and insulin.

Ein Teil der Güter wurde den Angaben nach vom Team der russischen Menschenrechtsbeauftragten zusammengestellt, ein anderer vom Russischen Roten Kreuz. The issue will be made jointly with Lubinez, it said.

In addition, residents should be able to leave the city. According to the Internet portal Ukrayinska Pravda, several hundred people from Oleshky have entered an evacuation list. More than 20 buses are ready. Accordingly, around 1,500 of the former 24,000 residents remained in the front-line city.

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From Tuesday to Sunday inclusive, a localized ceasefire applies to Oleshky and the surrounding area, from which the regional capital Kherson, located on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River, also benefits. This is intended to enable transport in and out of the city that would otherwise be prevented by drone attacks and mines.

Melania Trump also confirmed the clearing of the mines, referring to the Ukrainian human rights representative Lubinets. “All routes jointly determined by Ukraine and Russia have been cleared for safe passage,” she wrote on the X platform. The delivery of food, drinking water, medicines and other vital supplies to the front-line city is now possible.

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