Dmytro had not seen his wife Larisa for 1,711 days. He had been counting.

Safely out of Oleshky after enduring years in the combat zone and a harrowing 24-hour journey, weary civilians reunited with family and friends.

In this photo provided by the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine, Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, center left, and Russian Ombudsman Yana Lantratova speak with journalists before departing for Ol...