As a result of the joint Russian-Ukrainian evacuation humanitarian mission, “much less” 750 people left the Russian-occupied Aleshki Kherson region (Ukrainian name - Oleshki), said Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Yana Lantratova. Previously, she said that 25 buses were prepared to evacuate the residents of Aleshki, which could accommodate at least 750 people. However, according to Lantratova’s data, which she made public at a press conference on Monday in Moscow, “many buses went back” empty. “750 people were given the opportunity to leave. Just in case, we made so many seats, a lot of buses then went back. Of course, much less than 750 people left. Moreover, I’ll be honest, we simply didn’t have the time or the opportunity to count people, we didn’t count them by their heads,” she said (quoted by the Context publication and the Interfax agency). “We did it this way: firstly, a large number of people came who were not on any lists. People, I’ll tell you honestly, were afraid to sign up for the lists. Moreover, those lists that were formed did not say anywhere who wanted to go where - to the territory of Russia, to the territory of Ukraine. People were afraid, people were scared, so we organized the opportunity. People came up: “Can we go too?” We said: “Of course, get on the buses,” Lantratova said. “Moreover, along the way, when we were driving, we passed different cities, and people stood, waved their hands, we stopped, we, together with (ombudsman for human rights in Ukraine) Dmitry Lubinets, came out, and people said: “We also want to leave.” Some wanted to leave for the territory of Russia, others wanted to leave for the territory of Ukraine. It was organized right away, and we didn’t even count, didn’t look, we just saw people, and immediately the entire column stopped,” she explained to Lantratova. According to her, among those who decided to stay in Aleshki, there were people who explained their decision by the need to care for elderly, seriously ill and disabled relatives. Neither Kyiv nor Moscow have yet officially announced the number of Aleshki residents who left the city last Saturday for Ukraine or Russia. At the same time, according to US First Lady Melania Trump, who, together with the Pope, initiated a truce for humanitarian evacuation from Aleshki, “almost 800 people” left the city.