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Hundreds Evacuated From Oleshky During Rare Ukraine Ceasefire Brokered By US
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THE BRIEF
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Hundreds of residents were evacuated from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky during a humanitarian ceasefire in the Kherson region brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump.
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The evacuees traveled in a convoy of 25 buses to southern Russia, from where they will fly to Belarus and drive across the border into Ukraine's Chernihiv region.
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A frontline ceasefire has been in force since Tuesday to allow demining, and it is scheduled to remain active until the end of Sunday, November 1.