Oleshky evacuees reunite with families after journey through Russia
Residents evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky have been reunited with relatives in northern Ukraine, some after years apart.
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Among those reunited was Mykhailo, who embraced his wife, Zhanna, and their daughters after arriving from Oleshky on 31 October. Radio Svoboda, which photographed the meeting, reported that his wife and daughters had left the city two years earlier.
The BBC said evacuees arrived at a site in the Chernihiv region in buses and ambulances. The Associated Press also reported seeing people step off buses and meet relatives at the border with Belarus.
A local ceasefire made the evacuation from Oleshky possible. Those who reached Ukrainian-held territory had left the city on 30 October and travelled through Russian-occupied Crimea, Russia and Belarus.
Residents had faced severe shortages in Oleshky. Ivan Yevhenovych, who left the city, told AP that staple food had largely run out by spring and drones had made it difficult to move around the streets.
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