Forced to eat grass, Oleshky evacuees say Russia-Ukraine truce was a ‘blessing’

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• Fighting: Residents evacuated from russian occupied oleshky reach ukraine after localized ceasefireWar activityUkraine31 October 2026, 17:00 UTC
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