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Ceasefire Starts in Oleshky for Humanitarian Aid, Evacuations

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Evacuees Fear Screening
  • A ceasefire began at 3 a.m. Kyiv time on Tuesday, 27 Oct 2026 in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Ukraine.
  • The pause is framed as a humanitarian to deliver aid and evacuate thousands facing food, water and electricity shortages, fearing Russian screening for pro-Ukrainian ties.
  • The last food delivery to Oleshky stores occurred in May, leaving residents to eat weeds.
  • Volunteer Ksenia Arkhipova said evacuees fear Russian officials will screen them for pro-Ukrainian ties.
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