Evacuees from Aleshki Cross into Ukraine via Belarus
A column of buses carrying evacuees from Aleshki departed from Gomel heading toward the border. Buses, in which residents of Aleshki (Ukrainian name: Oleshki) who arrived in Belarus were placed, left Gomel airport in the direction of the Belarus-Ukrainian border, reports BelTA.
Consensus
- Residents of Aleshki in Kherson Oblast evacuated to Belarus.
- The evacuees were transported by bus from Gomel Airport to the New Huta border crossing.
- The evacuation involved flights from Anapa Airport in Russia to Gomel Airport in Belarus.
- The evacuees are Ukrainian citizens who chose to leave the area.
- The operation was conducted under a temporary ceasefire in the region.
- The evacuation was facilitated by Belarusian state media and international organizations.
- The evacuees were met by Ukrainian officials and humanitarian personnel at the border.
Points of divergence
- Ukrainian President Zelensky claimed that the evacuees were expected in Kyiv, and that emergency services had prepared tents, medical points, hot meals, and pet food. — vesti
- The evacuees were accompanied by Ukraine's Ombudsman, Dmitry Lubinets, at the border. — tg_bbcrussian
- The evacuation was described as the first such operation of its kind during the Russian war in Ukraine. — tg_dwglavnoe
Coverage (3 sources)
- Buses with residents of Aleshki who decided to leave for Ukraine crossed the border — Вести
- Evacuees from Aleshki drove to Novaya Guta - BelTA — DW Главное
- Column of buses with evacuees from Aleshki left Gomel towards the border — BBC News Русская служба
Key entities
- Aleshkha
- Gomel
- Ukraine
- Novaya Guta
- Kherson Oblast
- Belarus
- Oleshk
- BelTA
- Moscow
- Kyiv
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Belarus
- Anapa
- Chernihiv Oblast
- State Emergency Service