# ‘We came back from hell’: Ukrainians describe years in Russian-occupied frontline city

https://mins.news/en/item/123948

- BBC News, 2026-10-31 19:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqglw3k7djp1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A couple say they crossed minefields in search of food before fleeing Russian-occupied Oleshky with hundreds of residents, travelling via Belarus to northern Ukraine. They described worsening conditions amid shelling, drone attacks and dwindling supplies; a humanitarian ceasefire enabled the evacuation.

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