--- title: "Ukraine and Russia Agreeing on Final Details of Civilian Evacuation from Oleshky — Ombudsman" description: "Ukraine and Russia have reached the stage of agreeing on the final details of evacuating civilians from occupied Oleshky and six neighboring settlements in the Kherson region. According to Kyiv, up to six thousand people, including children, remain there." date: 2026-10-19T11:46:03.473Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/evacuation-of-civilians-from-oleshky tags: [ukraine-russia, evacuation, oleshky, kherson, humanitarian, lubinets] author: "Andrey Kosynko, Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Ukraine and Russia Agreeing on Final Details of Civilian Evacuation from Oleshky — Ombudsman ![Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets during a meeting](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/19/evakuaciya-grazhdanskix-iz-oleshek/evakuaciya-grazhdanskix-iz-oleshek-1.webp) ## Key Points - Ukraine and Russia are agreeing on the final details of evacuating civilians from the Oleshky hromada, including a silence regime - According to Kyiv, up to 6,000 civilians, including up to 200 children, remain in Oleshky and six neighboring settlements - The city is under humanitarian blockade; aid is being delivered by the Ukrainian military using drones - The situation in Oleshky was brought up for review at the OSCE Permanent Council on September 30 Ukraine and Russia have moved closer to agreeing on the final conditions for the evacuation of civilians from the occupied Oleshky hromada in the Kherson region. As Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, stated on the Espresso TV channel, the Russian side has taken into consideration all the proposals previously submitted by Kyiv regarding the organization of people's departure, and the negotiations have moved on to discussing the final details. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine. ### Negotiations Have Reached the Final Stage According to the Ombudsman, the key remaining issue is ensuring the so-called silence regime, without which the safe departure of citizens from the occupied territories is impossible. «We are currently reaching an agreement on the final details regarding the enforcement of the silence regime and ensuring the evacuation of everyone willing not just from Oleshky, but directly into the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government,» Lubinets stated. He emphasized that negotiations with the Russian side are conducted daily and, in his estimation, the Ukrainian party has «made maximum progress», although the final terms have not yet been formalized. ### Scale of the Operation: Six Settlements and Up to Six Thousand People According to the Ukrainian side, the operation concerns not only Oleshky, but also six neighboring settlements in the Oleshky hromada. According to preliminary estimates, about six thousand civilians, including up to 200 children, may remain in these territories; in Oleshky itself, according to the same data, there are up to two thousand people. Lubinets acknowledged that complex issues remain between the parties, but expressed hope that the negotiations will yield concrete results in the near future. ### Humanitarian Context: Blockade and Airdropped Aid The situation in occupied Oleshky, as assessed by Kyiv, remains critical: the city has found itself under a humanitarian blockade, with local residents suffering from a shortage of food, drinking water, medicine, and electricity. The Ukrainian military has repeatedly delivered aid to the city using drones — food, medicine, and children's kits. This very humanitarian background essentially determines the urgency of agreeing on evacuation terms. ### Diplomatic Pressure The problem of Oleshky has also been brought to the international level. On September 30, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha initiated an urgent review of the situation in Oleshky at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council. Thus, negotiations on the evacuation are being conducted in parallel with diplomatic pressure on the Russian side, while the agreement on the silence regime remains the main condition upon which the possibility of removing civilians to territory controlled by Kyiv depends. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Украина согласовывает с РФ последние детали эвакуации гражданских из Олешек, - омбудсман](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/ukrayina-uzgodzhue-rf-ostanni-detali-evakuatsiyi-1792410019.html) - Primary source: Lubinets' statement on Espresso TV, negotiation details, figures, context of the blockade, and the OSCE. - [Украина и россия согласовывают детали эвакуации гражданских из оккупированных Олешек – Лубинец](https://ru.slovoidilo.ua/2026/10/19/novost/obshhestvo/ukraina-i-rossiya-soglasovyvayut-detali-evakuacii-grazhdanskix-okkupirovannyx-oleshek-lubinecz) - Independent verification of facts: six settlements, up to 6k people, up to 200 children, up to 2k in Oleshky, silence regime. ## FAQ ### What exactly are Ukraine and Russia agreeing on regarding Oleshky? According to Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, the parties have reached an agreement on the final details of the evacuation, in particular ensuring a silence regime so that civilians can safely travel to territory controlled by Kyiv. ### How many people, according to Ukraine's estimate, remain in Oleshky and the surrounding area? According to the Ukrainian side, about six thousand civilians, including up to 200 children, may remain in the Oleshky hromada and six neighboring settlements; in Oleshky itself — up to two thousand people. ### Have the final evacuation conditions been agreed upon yet? No. The final conditions have not yet been agreed upon; the Ombudsman called ensuring the silence regime the key remaining issue.