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Russia says it will open humanitarian corridor to Ukrainian town

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Russia says it will open a humanitarian corridor to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where people have been eating weeds and pickles to survive while trapped by minefields, shelling and drones.

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Both outlets frame the story around a humanitarian move tied to a Ukrainian town, but they differ on the specific label and context. NPR uses Russia’s announced “humanitarian corridor” to Oleshky and adds the extract’s detail about residents trapped by minefields, shelling and drones. France 24 instead foregrounds a “localised ceasefire” in a “Ukrainian town facing starvation” and uniquely mentions a humanitarian mission led by US first lady Melania Trump, according to its extract.

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