Pavlo Drohal
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Ukraine and Russia complete joint humanitarian evacuation from Oleshky under local truce
Ukraine and Russia carried out a joint humanitarian operation in occupied Oleshky under a localized ceasefire that lasted from October 27 to November 1. Aid was delivered, civilians who chose to leave traveled through Russia and Belarus to Ukrainian-controlled territory, and residents who stayed received food, water and medicine.
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Humanitarian mission begins in occupied Oleshky as evacuation begins under local ceasefire
The main phase of a humanitarian mission in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson region began on 30 October 2026, after routes for the convoy were cleared of mines. Aid was delivered and residents who wished to leave were offered evacuation, with the local ceasefire mediated by US First Lady Melania Trump continuing without recorded violations. Evacuees and the Ukrainian delegation departed for Anapa, Russia, with onward travel to Belarus and then Ukraine planned.
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Ukraine and Russia start limited humanitarian ceasefire around occupied Oleshky
Ukraine and Russia began a limited ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson region to facilitate aid deliveries and prepare a safe evacuation corridor for civilians. The pause started at 03:00 Kyiv time on October 27 and was scheduled to last until 22:59 on November 1, with no violations reported by either side as of 17:30 on October 27.
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Ukrainian forces deliver 4 tonnes of food by drone to occupied Oleshky as humanitarian crisis deepens
Ukrainian forces used drones to deliver about 4,000 kg of food to 100 locations in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Kherson Oblast, one of the largest such operations since systematic drone deliveries across the Dnipro began in March. Head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin said Russian forces shoot down delivery drones, seize or resell the food, and detain and beat residents who receive aid. The situation has been raised at the UN Security Council, with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha comparing the blockade to the 1932–1933 Holodomor.
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Ukrainian churches appeal to Pope Leo XIV over humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky
The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations has appealed to Pope Leo XIV, the UN, the ICRC and other religious bodies to intervene in what it calls a humanitarian catastrophe in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast. Ukraine says the city has had no food deliveries since late May 2026, with civilians cut off from supplies and prevented from leaving, and announced it will raise the situation at the UN General Assembly High-Level Week.