Families, medical staff from Chernihiv Regional Hospital, and volunteers from the Red Cross and World Central Kitchen gathered at the Ukraine-Belarus border to receive Oleshky evacuees on October 31, 2026

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.