Lubinec: Residents of Oleshky travel to government-controlled territory every day

According to Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, residents of Oleshky continue to cross the border daily to reach territory controlled by Ukraine. They are provided with an escort. 

This was reported by Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets. 

He said the route became operational during a humanitarian mission, when many local residents joined the convoy in their own cars. They realized that if large trucks and refrigerated trucks could pass through, then passenger cars could as well. 

“Seeing that it was possible to travel along this route, many local residents decided to leave in their own cars along with us,” the ombudsman said.

According to Lubinets, it is now known that many left the day before the mission arrived, many left on the same day immediately after the convoy’s arrival, and some are still traveling with the convoy. He noted that even now, people who left Oleshky at that time are still making their way in their own vehicles. According to the ombudsman, they cross various borders every day, and they are receiving assistance in doing so.

Dmytro Lubinets also reported that it took the Ukrainian side several days to reach an agreement with the American side on the format, the composition of the negotiating teams, and specific actions for carrying out the mission in Oleshky. 

Юлія Калабайда