Coverage dated October 17, 2026

A winter of hunger looms for residents trapped in Russian-occupied city in Ukraine

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Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers. There’s no electricity, heat or running water. Roads leading from town are mined and dotted with burned-out cars.

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    A winter of hunger looms for residents trapped in Russian-occupied city in Ukraine (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers. There’s no electricity, heat or running water. Roads leading from town are mined and dotted with burned-out cars.

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