Residents of Oleshky, a town under Russian occupation, have been evacuated and have arrived in Ukraine, Al Jazeera English reported. The outlet described the evacuees as starved and exhausted after months of isolation. It reported that they were reunited with family members after arriving. Al Jazeera English also reported that some of the town's residents have chosen to stay behind rather than leave. The number evacuated, who organised the evacuation, the route, the date, the cause of the isolation, the reasons some residents stayed and any official comment have not been reported.
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Residents evacuated from occupied Oleshky arrive in Ukraine, Al Jazeera English reports
Al Jazeera English describes evacuees as starved and exhausted after months of isolation
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- Al Jazeera English reported that residents of Oleshky have been evacuated and have arrived in Ukraine.
- Al Jazeera English described the evacuees as starved and exhausted after months of isolation.
- Al Jazeera English reported that the evacuees were reunited with family members after arriving.
- Al Jazeera English reported that some residents chose to stay behind.
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- Al Jazeera EnglishUkrainian evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky reunite with family