Residents Evacuated from Russian-Held Oleshky in First Joint Relief Operation of War

Residents of Oleshky, a Russian-held city in southern Ukraine across the Dnipro River from Kherson, were evacuated on 30 October 2026 in a joint relief operation. The Guardian described it as the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war. About 2,000 people remained in the city before the operation, according to authorities and volunteers.