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Sixteen Ukrainian civilians evacuated from Russian-occupied areas
Sixteen Ukrainian civilians have been brought from Russian-occupied areas to government-controlled Ukraine.
They crossed at the Novi Yarylovychi checkpoint on the border with Belarus.
Among them was an elderly man with a disability who helped respond to the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster.
He had been living in occupied Luhansk Oblast with his wife, who needed constant care after a severe stroke.
She died before arrangements to evacuate them were completed, so only her husband returned; their daughter was waiting in Kyiv.
The evacuation was organized by Ukrainian company MHP, with charities and the Red Cross helping returnees access medical care, housing and other support.
Ukraine’s ombudsman’s office says it continues to assess requests and coordinate routes for people seeking to leave occupied territory.
Sixteen Ukrainian civilians were evacuated from Russian-occupied territories to government-controlled Ukraine, Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on Oct. 10.
They crossed through the Novi Yarylovychi checkpoint on Ukraine’s border with Belarus.
One evacuee was an elderly man with a disability who had helped respond to the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster.
His wife died before the evacuation, so he returned alone.
The evacuation was organized by agricultural company MHP and its founder and CEO, Yuriy Kosyuk.
- Who
- Sixteen Ukrainian civilians, including an elderly man with a disability.
- What
- They were evacuated from Russian-occupied territories to government-controlled Ukraine.
- When
- Oct. 10, according to Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
- Where
- They crossed at the Novi Yarylovychi checkpoint on Ukraine’s border with Belarus.
- Why
- The evacuation helped civilians leave occupied areas; some needed medical care or assistance because of disability or limited mobility.
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A further 41 civilians returned through a border crossing in Volyn Oblast, according to previous announcements by the ombudsman’s office.
Ukraine returned 15 civilians from Russian-occupied territories.
Lubinets announced that 16 civilians had been evacuated to government-controlled Ukraine.
- Evacuees
- 16 Ukrainian civilians
- Border crossing
- Novi Yarylovychi, on the border with Belarus
- Chornobyl responder
- An elderly evacuee with a disability had helped respond to the 1986 disaster
- Organizer
- MHP and founder and CEO Yuriy Kosyuk
- Previous return
- 15 civilians on Sept. 19
What people are saying
The daughter was waiting for both parents, but met only one.
Crossing the border is only the beginning of a return to a safe life.
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