Exact number of people evacuated from Oleshky will not be disclosed due to agreements with Russia, - Lubinets

Residents of Oleshky crossed the border; Lubinets provided details of the rescue

The exact number of people evacuated during the humanitarian mission from the occupied city of Oleshky will not be disclosed at this time.

Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced this during a press conference, according to Censor.NET.

The Commissioner’s position on disclosing details of the mission

He noted that the refusal to disclose the exact number of people who left for territory controlled by Ukraine, went to Russia, or remained in Oleshky is a condition of the agreements with the aggressor country.

The Commissioner called for understanding in this matter so as not to turn the evacuation into a battle over statistics.

"So that this doesn’t turn into a contest over who has more people leaving," Lubinets emphasized.

What led up to this

The office of US First Lady Melania Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to temporarily cease all hostilities in Oleshky, Kherson Oblast, from 29 October to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the preparation of the evacuation of civilians via a safe corridor.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Russian dictator, stated that the military is coordinating the terms of a ceasefire in the area of Oleshky in the Kherson region, which is occupied by Russia.
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov stated that, in connection with the humanitarian operation in the Russian-occupied Oleshky area of the Kherson region, a ceasefire is being implemented in this sector.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Commissioner for Human Rights, confirmed the statement by US First Lady Melania Trump regarding the launch of a humanitarian mission in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region.
Ukraine is introducing a ceasefire in the area of Oleshky in the Kherson region, which is temporarily occupied by Russia, from 03:00 on 27 October to allow a humanitarian operation to take place.
The ceasefire in Oleshky will remain in place until 10.59 pm on 1 November.
On 30 October, a Ukrainian delegation led by Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets arrived safely in the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region. Lubinets reported that everyone who wished to leave for Ukraine had been able to leave Oleshky.
On 31 October, Ukrainians evacuated from the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region arrived in territory controlled by Ukraine.