Six-day truce brings rare calm to Ukraine's Kherson

A six-day ceasefire brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump has brought rare quiet to the Ukrainian-held city of Kherson, allowing residents to venture out after years of constant attacks from Russian forces across the Dnipro River. The pause, which began Tuesday, is tied to a humanitarian aid mission for the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, where up to 2,000 people face critical shortages of food and medicine. Residents are using the lull to repair homes, stock supplies, and visit areas normally too dangerous to reach. Many fear the truce will end, allowing Russia to regroup and resume drone and bomb attacks that have killed civilians and forced thousands to flee. Some residents are considering leaving permanently, doubting the city's future.