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title: "Lubinets: No filtration or phone checks during the evacuation of Oleshky residents"
description: "Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets stated that no filtration or phone checks were conducted during the evacuation of Oleshky residents, and people chose their own direction. The convoy evacuated over 750 people."
date: 2026-10-31T14:12:41.886Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/lubinets-oleshky-evacuation-without-filtration
tags: [ukraine, oleshki, evacuation, humanitarian-aid, ombudsman]
author: "Alexander Buran"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Lubinets: No filtration or phone checks during the evacuation of Oleshky residents

![Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets giving a comment regarding the evacuation.](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/31/lubinets-evakuaciya-oleshek-bez-filtracii/lubinets-evakuaciya-oleshek-bez-filtracii-1.webp)

## Key Points

- According to Ombudsman Lubinets, no filtration or phone checks were conducted during the Oleshky evacuation, and residents chose their own direction.
- The evacuation convoy included 25 buses, 50 medical workers, and an ambulance; over 750 residents were evacuated.
- Most went to Ukraine, some to Russia; residents of surrounding villages joined along the way.
- The exact number of rescued individuals was not named as data is being verified; the ceasefire in the Oleshky area is maintained without violations.

Amid the ongoing evacuation of residents from occupied Oleshky, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets commented on the operation's progress and addressed mounting concerns regarding so-called filtration. Speaking on TSN television, he stated that no phone checks or people screening were carried out, and residents independently decided where to go. The statement came a day after the Ukrainian delegation arrived in the town and the population removal began.

### No filtration or checks

Lubinets noted that some Oleshky residents were worried that heading specifically into Ukraine would subject them to Russian filtration. However, according to his data, no such checks took place. People decided for themselves where to move, and this choice alone determined their further evacuation route, without any coercion or selection along the way.

### How the convoy was organized

On October 30, the Ukrainian delegation arrived in Oleshky, after which evacuation and humanitarian aid distribution began in the town. The evacuation convoy included 25 buses, 50 medical workers, and ambulances. The humanitarian convoy evacuated more than 750 Oleshky residents, ensuring medical support along the entire route.

### Where the residents went

Most of the evacuees left for Ukraine, while some residents chose to go to Russia. Along the road from Oleshky, residents of surrounding villages who independently sought help joined the column. On the same day, the Ukrainian delegation, along with the evacuated residents of Oleshky, headed to Anapa in Russia.

### Silence regime and data clarification

As noted in the context of the operation, the silence regime in the Oleshky area is maintained without violations. At the same time, the exact number of rescued people was not named at the time of the statement: details are promised after data verification, indicating that the final evacuation statistics are still being compiled.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Фильтрации и проверок телефонов не было: Лубинец рассказал, как эвакуировали жителей Олешек](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/filtratsiyi-ta-perevirok-telefoniv-bulo-lubinets-1793451837.html) - Primary source: Ombudsman Lubinets' statement on TSN broadcast. The facts of the delegation's arrival on October 30, the convoy composition (25 buses, 50 medical workers, ambulance), the evacuation of 750+ residents, and heading to Anapa are confirmed. The thesis about the absence of filtration is the ombudsman's position; the exact number of rescued is not named (being clarified).

## FAQ

### Was there any filtration or phone checking during the evacuation from Oleshky?

According to Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets, there were no phone checks or filtration, and residents independently chose where to go.

### How many people were evacuated from Oleshky and where did they go?

The humanitarian convoy evacuated over 750 Oleshky residents. Most left for Ukraine, some went to Russia; the exact number of rescued was not named at the time of the statement and was being clarified.

### What did the evacuation convoy consist of?

The convoy included 25 buses, 50 medical workers, and ambulances. On the same day, the Ukrainian delegation with the evacuees headed to Anapa, Russia.