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Starving Ukrainians Are Risking Death to Escape Their Front-Line Town
WSJ • • world
Key Points:
- Nearly two months without food deliveries have left the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in a dire humanitarian crisis.
- Maria Zakhavko and her husband decided to leave after ensuring their elderly parents, unable to travel, had enough food.
- The couple began their evacuation on August 17, facing dangerous conditions including mined roads and the risk of encountering corpses.
- Oleshky, once home to 24,000 people, is now severely impacted by the ongoing conflict and lack of basic necessities.
