Oleshky: 17 buses to Ukraine and 4 to Russia. What the evacuation showed after four years of occupation

Seventeen buses with residents of the occupied Oleshky headed towards Ukraine, four towards Russia. These figures were published on October 30, 2026, by Russian military blogger Vladimir Romanov, who was present at the humanitarian operation. Later, they disappeared from his message. Ukrainian journalists managed to save and disseminate the original information. It turned out that one of the most striking episodes of the evacuation became known thanks to a Russian source, who clearly did not expect such a result.

October 31, 2026. Kherson region, temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.

Author: Lev Varshavsky

Behind the numbers lies a more complex story. People were leaving a city that Russia has occupied since 2022, where there has been no normal supply for months, and roads have become dangerous due to mines and drones. To reach Ukrainian-controlled territory, they had to travel through occupied Crimea, southern Russia, and Belarus. The direct route across the Dnipro, separating Oleshky from liberated Kherson, remained inaccessible.

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