The Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya is home to some 150,000 people who have been displaced from other parts of the country, and these residents comprise nearly a quarter of the city's population.
As the United States tries to broker a cease-fire deal between Russia and Ukraine, people from frontline zones and territories occupied by Russian forces are wondering whether a future deal might mean a chance to return home.
Current Time correspondent Borys Sachalko spoke to some of those who have been forced to leave their old lives behind.
One couple fled from the Donetsk region more than 10 years ago, when Russia-backed separatists began seizing territory in eastern Ukraine.
Their former home is in land Russia claims to have annexed and -- after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 -- they were forced to move again, this time to Zaporizhzhya.
When asked if they believed they would ever return home, Tonya said, “I think we will,” but her husband was less hopeful, quickly saying, "no, we won't."
"We'll just go have a look," Tonya responded.
Like thousands of displaced people, the couple lives in temporary housing in Zaporizhzhya which is provided by the city.
"Their accommodation here has no end date and is free of charge," said Yuriy Shvets from Zaporizhzhya social services. "They only pay utility bills."
With Russia continuing to pound Ukrainian cities with missile and drone attacks and cease-fire talks having little impact on the ground, Zaporizhzhya's sizeable population of displaced people may not be moving any time soon.
