‘Waiting for Death’: Russian-Occupied Oleshky Faces Starvation as Russia Blocks Aid and Evacuation
The UN says drones and landmines have blocked aid and evacuation, leaving residents to rely on gardens, barter and scarce private deliveries.
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1668: Thousands remain trapped and starving in Russian-occupied Oleshky
Ukrainian drones strike the crude unit that handles 52% of Russia's TANECO refinery 1,200 km away, Russia seizes Nestlé and Auchan's local assets as it turns foreign-owned businesses into leverage, and Tusk warns Moscow may stage "accidental" drone strikes on NATO members.
The people of Oleshky are so desperate that they are walking along mined roads to escape.
The last thousands of inhabitants of the Ukrainian front-line town of Olesjky are trapped like rats. Russian soldiers have littered the access roads with mines, preventing anyone from entering or leaving the city. Food, drinking water, and medicine are running out, and hunger is setting in. The only way out remains is the infamous ‘death road’.
Residents of Ukrainian City Trapped in ‘Deadly Trap’ Due to Russian Blockade: ‘There Is Real Hunger’
The last thousands of inhabitants of the Ukrainian front-line city of Olesjky are trapped. Russian soldiers have littered the access roads with mines,...
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