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Starving and exhausted residents of a Russian-held town in southern Ukraine were being evacuated on Friday as part of a joint relief operation by the opposing sides, the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war.

What is a key fact in this story? (1)

**Oleshky** was the Russian-held southern Ukrainian town where starving and exhausted residents were being evacuated Friday under the joint relief operation.

What is a key fact in this story? (2)

**The joint relief operation** brought the opposing sides together for the first time in four years and eight months of war.

Joint Operation Evacuates Starving Oleshky Residents — SkimNews

By CBC World · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-10-30

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Oleshky was the Russian-held southern Ukrainian town where starving and exhausted residents were being evacuated Friday under the joint relief operation.
The joint relief operation brought the opposing sides together for the first time in four years and eight months of war.

Why it matters: For Oleshky’s starving and exhausted residents, Friday’s evacuation provides immediate access to joint relief while Russia retains control of the town. After four years and eight months of war, the concrete change is that opposing sides are carrying out a joint humanitarian action for the first time in this form.