💬 “Results in Oleshky can serve as a confidence-building measure and pave the way for further steps in the peace process. If hostilities can be stopped in one place, they can be stopped everywhere, and permanently. Ukraine is ready. We expect Russia to demonstrate the same commitment”, stressed Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. Today, Ukrainian citizens evacuated from Oleshky crossed the Ukrainian border in the Chernihiv region. After months of hunger and isolation under Russian occupation, they are finally safe. Those who remain in Oleshky must have unhindered humanitarian access. For months, Ukraine had been raising the issue of Oleshky on the international stage, including at the UN Security Council, and urging partners, international organizations and religious leaders to help address the humanitarian crisis. Ukraine is grateful to the United States and First Lady Melania Trump for the mediation, to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for his engagement, and to Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and his team for coordinating the operation on the ground. We also thank all our international partners who helped make this possible.