هدنة في أوليشكي سمحت للروس بإعادة تجهيز قواتهم ونقل جثوم من Morgue المحلي
During a ceasefire in the occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky, Russian forces used the pause to move troops and heavy equipment, reinforce positions, rotate units and replenish supplies, according to Ukrainian military reports and footage obtained by Sky News. The pause also enabled the evacuation of about 800 residents through Russia and Belarus, while journalists documented the removal of more than 30 bodies from the local morgue.
أبرز النقاط
- The ceasefire in the Oleshky area lasted from 03:00 on 27 October until 22:59 on 1 November.
- Russian forces moved heavy equipment, armoured vehicles, ammunition, personnel and supplies through Oleshky during the pause.
- The Ukrainian General Staff said Russia used the ceasefire to rotate troops, reinforce positions, strengthen anti-drone protection and expand logistics.
- Sky News documented the removal of more than 30 bodies from Oleshky's hospital morgue in large white bags loaded onto a truck.
- The main evacuation phase began on 30 October, with residents travelling through Russia and Belarus before reaching Ukraine.
- About 800 people were reportedly evacuated, although the numbers who went to Ukraine and Russia were not specified.
- Ukrainian officials reported no shelling during the ceasefire and said both sides complied with their commitments.
لماذا يهمّ ذلك
The documented use of a humanitarian pause for troop rotations, reinforcement and resupply shows how the ceasefire altered military operations in Oleshky without recorded shelling. Drone and video evidence provides visual confirmation of these movements, while the removal of more than 30 bodies from the local morgue raises questions about civilian deaths and the treatment and burial of the dead. The evacuation and aid deliveries also illuminate the humanitarian conditions facing residents during the pause.
ماذا حدث
The ceasefire was introduced from 03:00 on 27 October to 22:59 on 1 November to support an evacuation and humanitarian aid mission. Sky News footage and drone observations showed Russian troops moving heavy vehicles, armoured vehicles, ammunition and supplies through Oleshky during the pause, including day and night. Ukrainian military officials said the forces occupied damaged houses and apartment buildings, used possible basement positions, restored artillery systems and lost positions, rotated units, brought in reinforcements, strengthened anti-drone protection and increased reconnaissance and fuel stocks.
Journalists also recorded Russian personnel removing bodies from the local hospital morgue in large white bags and placing them into a truck; the author of the Sky News report counted more than 30 bodies. Local residents told Sky News that those people died as a result of violence rather than natural causes, and Stuart Ramsay reported that residents were not allowed to bury them.
The main evacuation phase began on 30 October. Residents who chose to leave were transported first through Russian-controlled territory, with some reaching Anapa in Krasnodar Krai, then flying to Belarus on four aircraft and continuing to Ukraine by bus. Ukrainian citizens crossed the border in Chernihiv region. Some residents remained in Oleshky and received humanitarian aid. At the start of the operation, about 1,700 people reportedly lacked food and medicine. Ukrainian officials said no shelling was recorded during the ceasefire and that both sides complied with its terms.
كيف تصفه المصادر الأوكرانية
Ukrainian reporting focuses on how Russian forces exploited the humanitarian pause to rotate units, restore artillery, recover positions, strengthen anti-drone protection, expand aerial reconnaissance and replenish fuel. Ukrainian military sources stress that troops moved through Oleshky around the clock during the ceasefire despite previously avoiding such movement. The coverage also emphasizes the successful evacuation, shortages of food and medicine among residents who stayed, and the difficulty of delivering aid in an occupied city.
كيف تصفه المصادر الدولية
International coverage centres on visual and drone documentation made possible by Sky News gaining access to a Ukrainian drone-control and command centre. It highlights troop and heavy-equipment movements, the use of damaged buildings and the removal of bodies from the Oleshky morgue, while also providing context on the evacuation route through Russia and Belarus, the number evacuated and local humanitarian shortages.
الخلفية
Oleshky has been under Russian occupation since 2022. The ceasefire was established specifically for a humanitarian evacuation and aid mission. Residents seeking to reach Ukrainian-controlled territory were evacuated through Russia and Belarus, while aid was delivered to those who remained. The operation took place amid shortages of food and medicine, with about 1,700 residents reportedly without access to essentials at its start.