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2 outlets · filed 31 October 2026

'We came back from hell', say Ukrainians after years in Russia-occupied front-line city

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One evacuated couple says they crossed minefields in Oleshky in search of food.

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Both outlets frame the story as a return of Ukrainians from a Russia-occupied city, with BBC and CBS focusing on evacuation and reunion. CBS alone mentions the residents traveling by bus and plane through Russia and Belarus and says the move followed a deal brokered by Melania Trump. BBC’s earlier and later items add survival details, including shortages of food, water and electricity and, in one extract, a couple crossing minefields in search of food.

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