The humanitarian mission in Ulshki took five months to prepare, the Russian Ombudsman said: "We have been preparing this mission since May, carefully thinking through every step, including preparing a humanitarian convoy. Today's departure includes months of negotiations and work, without which the mission would not have taken place," Yana Lantertova noted. She also added that the Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitri Lubintz was met in Belarus by the Office of the Russian Commissioner for Human Rights, after which he contacted Oleshki.

The humanitarian mission in Ulshki took five months to prepare, the Russian Ombudsman said: "We have been preparing this mission since May, carefully thinking through every step, including preparing a humanitarian convoy. Today's departure includes months of negotiations and work, without which the mission would not have taken place," Yana Lantertova noted. She also added that the Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitri Lubintz was met in Belarus by the Office of the Russian Commissioner for Human Rights, after which he contacted Oleshki.