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Number of residents leaving Oleshky still unclear, Kyiv says

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KYIV, Oct ‌30 (Reuters) - The number of ​residents planning to evacuate the Russian-occupied ⁠southern Ukrainian town of Oleshky for Ukrainian-held territory is still ​being determined, Kyiv's prime minister said ‌on Friday.

In a statement, Sergiy Koretskyi retracted a remark he made ⁠to parliament earlier that ⁠527 people were planning to leave Oleshky.

"There are no exact figures at the moment. The ‌rescue operation is ongoing, and ⁠the data is ‌changing," he wrote ​on the Telegram app.

Speaking to parliament, Koretskyi had said the ‌evacuation route would lead ​through Russia ⁠to Belarus, from where the ‌residents would ⁠enter Ukraine through the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, news agency Interfax ​Ukraine reported.

He ‌did not offer any more details ⁠about the route.

(Reporting ​by Dan Peleschuk; Editing ​by Alex Richardson)

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