Risking their lives to find food and water in Russian-occupied city
She knew them well.They were bringing home a bag of food from the closest neighbouring town of Radensk, 23km (14 miles) away, but were unable to get home before a curfew imposed by Russian occupation authorities.They were then killed by a drone. Four separate sources have confirmed the deaths of two civilians carrying food on 20 September.Halia does not want to share their names for fear she might be identified. Ukraine and Nato accused Russia of blowing up the dam, while Russia blamed Ukraine.Oleshky was home to 24,000 people before Russia's full-scale invasion.
- ▪She knew them well.They were bringing home a bag of food from the closest neighbouring town of Radensk, 23km (14 miles) away, but were unable to get home before a curfew imposed by Russian occupation authorities.They were then killed by a d
- ▪Four separate sources have confirmed the deaths of two civilians carrying food on 20 September.Halia does not want to share their names for fear she might be identified.
- ▪Ukraine and Nato accused Russia of blowing up the dam, while Russia blamed Ukraine.Oleshky was home to 24,000 people before Russia's full-scale invasion.
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Risking their lives to find food and water in Russian-occupied cityImage source, Ombudsman Dmytro LubinetsImage caption, Oleshky has been under Russian occupation since 2022 and its people are now trappedByOlga MalchevskaEastern Europe reporterPublished5 minutes ago"Two more civilians died last night," says Halia, before her phone connection cuts off.She is trapped in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky, which she says is "constantly shelled" and cut off from food and water.Three days later she tells me the two who were killed were a husband and wife.
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