Russia has not given consent to establish “a ceasefire” necessary for the safe evacuation of civilians from the temporarily occupied Oleshky on the left bank of the Kherson region.
In an interview with Deutsche Welle, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, said this.
According to Lubinets, at the end of April the International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed its readiness to provide transport — buses in the required quantity — and to ensure the direct evacuation of people from Oleshky. However, the key condition remains a ceasefire.
“I proposed to the Russian side officially, within the framework of a truce from May 9 to 11, that we carry out this evacuation from Oleshky. I did not receive an official or unofficial response. Moreover, I repeatedly offered to go, including personally. So that everyone would know: a representative of the Ukrainian authorities will travel in the evacuation convoy, the ceasefire on the Ukrainian side would be observed. Unfortunately, I did not receive approval. We continue negotiations,” said Lubinets.
Note that today Lubinets reported about progress in negotiations regarding the rescue of residents of Oleshky and the surrounding villages.
Earlier it was reported that the International Committee of the Red Cross announced its readiness to assist in taking the necessary measures to organize the departure of civilians from the temporarily occupied Oleshky in the Kherson region.
The local illegal authorities do not acknowledge that there are serious humanitarian problems in the city, and assert that there are no evacuation measures for the population there.