Kherson Civilians Brace as Localized Ceasefire Ends
A localized humanitarian truce in southern Ukraine let residents leave Russian-controlled Oleshky and reunite with family in Ukrainian-held territory.
Mykhailo Palii arrived by bus Saturday and reunited with his children.
20kg lost in a year, said one elderly evacuee who needed hospital care.
Another evacuee said people ate grass to survive food shortages.
Five years away: Yuliia Mayfeld, 39, returned briefly to Kherson with her children.
Why it matters: The ceasefire aimed to prevent mass starvation on the southern front line. Evacuees' accounts describe acute food shortages under occupation.
Displaced Kherson residents used the pause to visit homes they fled amid heavy fighting.
