Nestled on the eastern left bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, the occupied frontline city of Oleshky has become a prison of war for its roughly 2,000 remaining residents. Cut off by destroyed bridges, heavily mined roads, and constant crossfire between Russian and Ukrainian forces, the city’s population faces a deepening humanitarian emergency that has left them dependent on scarce aid deliveries from volunteer groups.
To stay or risk the ‘Road of Death’ – Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city
