The Ukrainians who made it out of their Russian-occupied city

逃离俄占城市的乌克兰人

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2026-11-10

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Last month, Melania Trump helped broker a temporary ceasefire that allowed hundreds of Ukrainians to be evacuated from Oleshky. But as talks on ending the war resume in Abu Dhabi, what are the prospects for a more lasting peace?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • Today, escape from Eleshky, the Ukrainians who made it out of the Russian-occupied city.

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  • One chilly morning in late October, families draped in yellow

  • and blue flags began gathering in a nondescript car park in a border town in northern Ukraine.

  • All were anxiously waiting to catch sight of the buses that they desperately hoped would deliver

  • their loved ones back to them.

  • Evacuees from the city of Eleshki, which had been occupied by the Russians since the start of the war.

  • And even in that moment.

  • Many of the families had no idea if their relatives had made it out or not.

  • Freelance journalist Emmanuel Chase was there with them.

  • Most of them hadn't seen their relatives for years.

  • They hadn't heard from them in sometimes months because of the lack of communication in Oleski.