Humanitarian mission prepared to evacuate over 750 people from Alyoshki

World October 30, 19:29

The convoy includes 25 buses, 50 medical professionals, and ambulances, US First Lady Melania Trump said

WASHINGTON, October 30. /TASS/. The humanitarian mission is prepared to evacuate more than 750 people from Alyoshki in the Kherson Region via a safe passageway agreed upon by Russia and Ukraine, US First Lady Melania Trump has said.

"Our priority: saving lives. The convoy is prepared to safely evacuate over 750 people who voluntarily choose to leave Oleshky (Alyoshki -TASS). It includes 25 buses, 50 medical professionals, and ambulances. All elements of the convoy, including the safe passageway in and out of Oleshky, was established through mutual agreement between Russian and Ukrainian leaders," she wrote on X.

Earlier, Russian human rights ombudswoman Yana Lantratova said that the humanitarian mission in Alyoshki was nearing completion, with convoys already reaching Crimea’s Armyansk, from where convoys with the evacuees will head to Russia and Ukraine. According to Lantratova, the mission was carried out without incident.

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