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Nov 4, 2026
Justice PutnamHOST
He died on October 26, according to independent Russian investigative outlet The Insider, which reported his death earlier today, Wednesday, without disclosing a cause before his death.
Justice PutnamHOST
He worked as a chemical engineer for a private company in Anapa, a town in Russia's Krasnodar region.
Justice PutnamHOST
He drew Kremlin's fury after a series of media interviews in which he accused Putin of using the poison, also known as A-234, against the Skripals.
Justice PutnamHOST
He described it as a state-level hit, while Moscow denied involvement in the attack.
Darren GerdesHOST
And so what happened was the evacuation followed this route in the infographic below.
Darren GerdesHOST
On October 31st, residents wishing to return to Ukraine will be flown to Anapa, on Russian military aircraft and then transported to Gomel.
Darren GerdesHOST
So the citizens of Oleshki really had to trust that Russia wasn't just going to send them somewhere else.
Darren GerdesHOST
So they went from Oleshki down to Anapa.
Darren GerdesHOST
And from Anapa, they got on a plane and went to Gomel in Belarus.
Darren GerdesHOST
Amid today's Russian propaganda blitz in occupied Olesky, the real story is that at least at this point, this was on October 30th, at least 527 Ukrainians now evacuating to a free Ukraine.
Darren GerdesHOST
And you can see, I'm going to show you some video of this in just a moment.
Darren GerdesHOST
So we're just going to scrub through this.
PeterHOST
Like from, yeah, like from Akworth to Kennesaw.
PeterHOST
But they said the only way they would allow them to come out is through going all the way to Anapa in Krasnodorsk Krai in Russia and then fly to Belarus and then come across the border to Tchernobyl.
PeterHOST
Many people would not go because they did not trust if they entered into Russian territory if they would leave.
PeterHOST
because many of the people from Mariupol were taken hostage and sent to concentration camps when they tried to leave.
Tim FranksHOST
It was a protracted journey for those who wanted to leave and could do so, although...
Tim FranksHOST
Ukrainian military positions are just a few miles away from the town, the evacuees were taken by bus to Anapa in Russia, where they boarded a plane to Belarus, then travelled to the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine.
Tim FranksHOST
In a moment, we'll hear from somebody who can give us the latest on the situation in his side, or Leshki, which, as you can imagine, is a phenomenally difficult place to communicate with.
Tim FranksHOST
But first, with the story of those who did get out, did manage to make it to Chernihiv, here's our Ukraine correspondent, Dan Johnson.
Tim FranksHOST
That ceasefire is due to end tonight, Ukraine time.
Tim FranksHOST
The evacuees were taken by bus to Anapa in Russia, where they boarded a plane to Belarus, then travelled to Chernihiv in northern Ukraine.
Tim FranksHOST
Our correspondent, Dan Johnson, was there to meet them.
Thomas GermainADVERTISER
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Elena HamashCORRESPONDENT
And they started with demining roads, and it took several days.
Tara OakesHOST
To reach Ukrainian-held territory, Aleshky residents had to take a complicated route, first travelling by bus via Crimea to the Russian town of Anapa, before flying to Belarus from where they continued to Ukraine.
Tara OakesHOST
In a video shared by Ukraine's ombudsman, many evacuees were elderly, some required help to walk and a few were carried in on stretchers or in wheelchairs.
Elena HamashCORRESPONDENT
Over the weekend, we interviewed a family of three people who said that for weeks, the three of them, they've been surviving on just splitting between themselves just one cup of rice or buckwheat.
Stefan BosCORRESPONDENT
Their situation had become so desperate that some residents reported eating garden weeds to survive.
Stefan BosCORRESPONDENT
Those leaving for Ukrainian-held territory were first taken by bus to the Russian city of Anapa, then flown to Hommel in Belarus, before continuing overland into Ukraine.
Stefan BosCORRESPONDENT
Residents choosing Russian-held territory were transported by bus, with some taken to temporary accommodation in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.
Stefan BosCORRESPONDENT
Others remained in Oleski.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Kyiv says people heading to Ukraine will take a long route.
speaker_1NARRATOR
They'll travel through Crimea to Anapa in southern Russia, fly to Belarus, and then cross into northern Ukraine.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Neither country has said how many people left.
speaker_1NARRATOR
US First Lady Melania Trump, who the White House says helped broker the ceasefire, said more than 750 people could be safely evacuated.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Kyiv says people heading to Ukraine will take a long route.
speaker_2NARRATOR
They'll travel through Crimea to Anapa in southern Russia, fly to Belarus, and then cross into northern Ukraine.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Neither country has said how many people left.
speaker_2NARRATOR
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, who the White House says helped broker the ceasefire, said more than 750 people could be safely evacuated.
Gavin LeeHOST
The Russian and the Ukrainian human rights ombudsman were both physically present to oversee.
Gavin LeeHOST
And then the route took those fleeing into Russian-occupied Crimea, then the Russian city of Anapa... to board an aircraft to Belarus and then a bus again to Chernihiv, the border on the Ukraine side.
Gavin LeeHOST
2,000 kilometers in total.
Gavin LeeHOST
And some of those arriving have been speaking in brief about their experience.
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