Pope appeals for dialogue and concrete initiatives for peace in Ukraine

The American First Lady helped broker the agreement, while Pope Leo XIV personally appealed to the Russian leader to allow humanitarian assistance and civilian evacuations. The exact number evacuated has not been disclosed for security reasons, although Melania Trump indicated that more than 750 people could be evacuated.

Alongside the evacuations, desperately needed food, drinking water, and medical supplies were also delivered to residents who remained in Oleshky.