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WED · 2026-05-06 · 04:53 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0506-74049
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To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city

Civilians are trapped in the frontline city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, facing a severe humanitarian crisis due to months of limited access to food and medicine. Residents report the city is largely cut off, with the only escape route, "The Road of Death," heavily mined, making departure extremely dangerous.

BBC News - WorldFiled 2026-05-06 · 04:53 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city
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Civilians are trapped in the frontline city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, facing a severe humanitarian crisis due to months of limited access to food and medicine. Residents report the city is largely cut off, with the only escape route, "The Road of Death," heavily mined, making departure extremely dangerous. While some recent aid deliveries have reached the city, residents are struggling to survive, with many foraging for food and relying on staples like pasta and tinned goods. Approximately 2,000 people remain in Oleshky, enduring deteriorating conditions as the conflict continues.

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Key claims

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Ukraine's commissioner for human rights has warned of a 'humanitarian crisis'.

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The roughly 2,000 remaining population in Oleshky rely on pasta and tinned goods as key staples.

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Attempting to leave Oleshky is dangerous due to reports of heavy mining along 'The Road of Death'.

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Oleshky has been largely cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.

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Full report

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"The road is mined. So, we're stuck here," says Ludmilla, over the phone from the rooftop of a fire-damaged house in southern Ukraine. "People are trying their best to survive."Her frontline home city of Oleshky has, according to multiple accounts, been largely cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.Ludmilla describes being trapped there, and watching it decaying before her eyes.Ukraine's commissioner for human rights has warned of a "humanitarian crisis."Some recent deliveries do seem to have gone through, organised by volunteers or aid groups. Photos seen by the BBC show a crowd of people, many of them elderly, apparently fetching fresh supplies in a city square.A relief even if prices were high, says Ludmilla, as people have had to forage for food in the abandoned homes of neighbours. Ludmilla is not her real name. Her name and the names of other residents who have spoken to the BBC have been changed to protect their identities.Pasta and tinned goods, she tells us, have become a key staple for the roughly 2,000 remaining population.Any attempt to leave Oleshky, say locals, is to gamble with your life along what's been dubbed "The Road of Death" - due to reports of heavy mining.
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