Oleshky evacuees reunite with families after truce allows crossing back into Ukraine

What happened: Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky crossed into Ukrainian-held territory on Saturday and were reunited with their families, after a rescue operation carried out under the most significant truce since Russia's full-scale invasion. Key Why it matters: Ukraine's human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, called the mission a win and said he hoped the Oleshky truce could be replicated elsewhere as the basis of a new mechanism for humanitarian crises. Russia's human rights commissioner said both sides agreed to conduct regular humanitarian missions in and around Oleshky.

Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky crossed into Ukrainian-held territory on Saturday and were reunited with their families, after a rescue operation carried out under the most significant truce since Russia's full-scale invasion. Key

Ukraine's human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, called the mission a win and said he hoped the Oleshky truce could be replicated elsewhere as the basis of a new mechanism for humanitarian crises. Russia's human rights commissioner said both sides agreed to conduct regular humanitarian missions in and around Oleshky.