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HEADLINE: Civilians trapped in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky face a choice between starvation and the 'road of death'

HEADLINE: Civilians trapped in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky face a choice between starvation and the 'road of death'

Russian forces captured Oleshky on the opening day of their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. More than four years later, residents still inside the occupied city are being warned that a hungry winter lies ahead. For those trapped there, the only alternative to going without food is a journey out along a route locals have named the 'road of death'.

Moscow's troops seized Oleshky on day one of the 2022 invasion.

A winter of hunger now looms for those still living there.

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