The Last Plane Carrying Evacuated Residents Of Oleshky Has Landed In Gomel

• 31.10.2026, 12:31

In a few hours, they'll be in Ukraine.

On Saturday, October 31, the last plane carrying residents of the town of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast who wished to evacuate to territory controlled by Kyiv landed in Gomel, Belarus. This was reported by the head of the “Servant of the People” faction David Arakhamia.

This is already the fourth plane carrying evacuated Ukrainians to arrive in Belarus.

“In just a few hours, all Ukrainian citizens evacuated from Oleshky, along with the Ukrainian delegation, will be on Ukrainian territory,” — Arakhamia wrote on Telegram.

On October 30, the the main phase of the humanitarian mission in the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky. After the routes were cleared of mines, the humanitarian convoy delivered aid to the city in the morning. Then the evacuation began—25 buses with a total capacity of 750 seats were prepared.

The Ukrainian delegation, together with the evacuated residents of Oleshky, headed to Anapa, Russia (Krasnodar Krai). From there, they flew to Belarus and will continue their journey to Ukraine by bus.

Some residents remained in the city.

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported that during the 87-hour ceasefire, which extended to the entire Kherson region, not a single instance of shelling was recorded.

The ceasefire will remain in effect in Oleshky until 10:59 p.m. on November 1.