Elcheki: A Russian mine sweeper was killed during the preparations for a joint humanitarian evacuation Russian and Ukrainian mediators Iana Lantertova and Dmytro Lubinz held a joint conference to start the evacuation of civilians backed by the US in Elcheki. The preparations, made possible by more than 75 hours of ceasefire, were commemorated by the death of a Russian minesweeper while securing the evacuation corridor. Learn more about RT in French.