Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Ukraine and Russia begin aid operation and evacuations in Oleshky.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- capsule
This capsule looks at words from the bulletin about a humanitarian mission in Ukraine.
A short program or report focused on a particular subject.
- bulletin
This capsule looks at words from the bulletin about a humanitarian mission in Ukraine.
A short news report or news update.
- humanitarian mission
This capsule looks at words from the bulletin about a humanitarian mission in Ukraine.
An organized effort to help people who need help.
- in need
Here, it means aimed at helping people in need.
People in need lack something important, such as food, shelter, or support.
- ceasefire
You heard “ceasefire” in the news.
A ceasefire is an agreement to stop fighting for a period of time.
- ceasefire
For example: The two sides agreed to a ceasefire during peace talks.
The sides agreed to pause their fighting while they held peace talks.
- convoy
You heard “convoy” in the news.
A convoy is a group of vehicles traveling together.
- convoy
For example: A convoy of trucks carried supplies to the village.
Several trucks traveled together while carrying goods the village needed.
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- RechercheA humanitarian mission entered Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine’s Kherson region, on Friday during a localized ceasefire. The convoy included 25 buses, ambulances and supplies intended to deliver food and medicine and evacuate residents who wished to leave for Russia or Ukraine.
- RechercheOleshky, on the Dnipro River opposite Kherson, was seized by Russian troops during the opening days of the full-scale invasion in February 2022. The city suffered extensive damage and severe flooding after the Kakhovka dam was destroyed in 2023.