# As Russia closes in on Sloviansk, this taxi driver keeps working

https://mins.news/en/item/59581

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-15 16:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/fear-never-leaves-you-inside-a-life-of-sloviansk-taxi-driver/

> As Russian troops advance toward Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast, glide bombs and FPV drone attacks are intensifying, damaging buildings and prompting residents to flee. Taxi driver Oleksandr Richak continues working each day, navigating the increasingly dangerous front-line city to transport passengers.

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