WorldPhoto: HT WorldCivilians Risk Lives on Mined Roads to Escape Russian-Held Oleshky
In Oleshky, a city on the Dnipro River held by Russian forces, civilians face severe shortages of food, medical supplies, electricity, heat, and water. With roads mined and burned vehicles blocking paths, residents risk their lives to escape. A former hairdresser walked 20 kilometers along the dangerous 'road of death' amid drones and destruction. Oleshky, once home to 24,000, was captured in 2022 and devastated by shelling and floods after the Kakhovka Dam collapse in June 2023, worsening the humanitarian crisis.
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