The US-brokered ceasefire, which took effect Tuesday and runs through Sunday, has brought an unprecedented halt to strikes across the city without any reported violations. Residents have taken advantage of the calm to gather openly and enter the hazardous "red zone" to retrieve salvageable belongings from ruined apartments. Meanwhile, Russian troops have cleared mines along evacuation routes for a planned civilian departure from Oleshky on Friday. Ukrainian officials caution that adversary forces are actively repositioning weapons, drones, and assets near Radensk ahead of the deadline.
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Residents used the rare cessation of attacks to visit shops and enter the dangerous "red…: Residents used the rare cessation of attacks to visit shops and enter the dangerous "red zone" to recover personal property.
Neither side has reported any violations of the agreed temporary truce since it took effe…: Neither side has reported any violations of the agreed temporary truce since it took effect.
Ukrainian officials report that Russian forces are using the respite to consolidate weapo…: Ukrainian officials report that Russian forces are using the respite to consolidate weapons and drones near Radensk before the ceasefire ends.
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The Ukrainian city of Kherson has known its first two days of quiet after many years, as a US-brokered temporary ceasefire has allowed residents rare moments of respite from the constant Russian aerial attacks that plague the front line region.
Videos posted on social media showed people strolling down streets covered in anti-drone nets and gathering in the city's squares - ordinary activities that usually mean keeping one eye on the sky and one ear out for incoming drones.
"Ever since the ceasefire was announced, there's been total silence," said Olga, 42, speaking by phone from Kherson. "We are all, of course, overjoyed."
"I don't even know what to call it," she added, her smile coming through in her voice. "It's as if everything has finally come to an end."
Since Tuesday, Kherson has "literally come back to life," Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said.
"People are calmly going out, walking, enjoying the autumn sun. What for some is ordinary everyday life, for residents of the Kherson region today is the greatest desire."
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