‼ Residents of Alsheki who wanted to leave for Ukraine flew to Gomel, despite Zelenskis statements Residents of Alsheki, who voluntarily chose Ukraine as their evacuation destination, left Anapa Airport, the Russian Ministry of Defense reports. Accompanied by the Ukrainian ombudsman Dmitry Lubintz, they are transferred to the Gomel airport by military transport planes of the Russian Aerospace Forces. Meanwhile, Zelensky previously stated that Russia "will not simply release people" from Ashki. Caravans: |.