Ukrainian Evacuees Leave Occupied City, Reunite With Family
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People left the city of Oleshky on Friday. Oleshky is in Ukraine. Russia has controlled the city for a long time. Many people could not leave before. Now they could go home.
The people are evacuees. They left during a ceasefire. A ceasefire means fighting stops for a time. US First Lady Melania Trump helped make this ceasefire happen.
Families waited a long time to see each other again. Some families did not meet for years. Now they could reunite. This means they came together again.
The city of Oleshky was occupied. This means another country controlled it. Russia occupied the city during the war. Many people in Oleshky could not leave for years.
This event gave hope to families. Many people were happy. They waited a long time for this day.
Vocabulary15 words
- evacuee
- a person who leaves a dangerous place
- ceasefire
- when fighting stops for a time
- reunite
- to come together again after being apart
- occupied
- controlled by another country's army
- brokered
- helped make an agreement happen
- resident
- a person who lives in a place
- trapped
- not able to leave a place
- first lady
- the wife of a country's leader
- relative
- a family member
- war
- fighting between countries
- control
- to have power over something
- agreement
- when two sides decide something together
- escape
- to get away from a place
- hope
- a good feeling about the future
- years
- a long time, many months
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1. They reunited with family 2. Melania Trump 3. True
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People left the city of _____ on Friday. Oleshky is in _____. Russia has controlled the city for a long time. Many people could not leave before. Now they could go _____.
The people are _____. They left during a _____. A ceasefire means fighting stops for a time. US First Lady Melania Trump helped make this ceasefire _____.
Families waited a long time to see each other again. Some families did not meet for _____. Now they could _____. This means they came together again.
The city of Oleshky was _____. This means another country controlled it. Russia occupied the city during the _____.
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