Emotional reunions in Ukraine as evacuees return home safely from Oleshky
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Starved and exhausted residents from the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky crossed into Ukraine on Saturday in a major return of civilians under the first humanitarian truce of its kind in more than four years of the war.
The six-day local ceasefire in Oleshky was reached after mediation efforts by US first lady Melania Trump and with the pope's involvement. It is the longest local pause in fighting since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
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The six-day local ceasefire in Oleshky was reached after mediation efforts by US first lady Melania Trump and with the pope's involvement. It is the longest local pause in fighting since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/10/31/starved-residents-of-russian-occupied-oleshky-return-to-ukraine/92533884007/
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