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Silence over Oleshky: Ukraine hopes to rescue those trapped – but barely trusts the ceasefire

Since 3 a.m. the guns have fallen silent around Russian-occupied Oleshky on the Dnipro. For the first time, aid is meant to reach the town, cut off for months, and civilians are to be allowed to leave. In Ukraine, hope is mixed with deep mistrust.

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Ceasefire has begun in occupied OleshkySlovo i Dilo, translated

Oleshky on the brink of catastrophe: will evacuation succeed during the ceasefire?Podrobnosti, translated

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