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Ukrainian evacuees reunite with family after years trapped in Russia-occupied city

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Oleshky residents had been without food, water and electricity, with many resorting to cooking garden weeds to survive.

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story as the arrival in Ukraine of evacuees from a Russia-occupied city, but BBC News keeps the focus on the city’s conditions by adding that residents had eaten weeds there. CBS News instead foregrounds the travel route, saying the civilians came back by bus and plane through Russia and Belarus. Both also note Melania Trump’s role in brokering the deal, though CBS names her as U.S. first lady and BBC calls it a ceasefire.

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