# A front-line Ukrainian city is cut off, leaving hungry residents trapped

https://mins.news/en/video/104628

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-17 19:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N33NPG4VY7E

> Ukrainian heavy bomber drones are braving dangerous skies to deliver essential food and medical supplies to nearly deserted, Russian-occupied Oleshky on the Dnipro River. Mines have cut off electricity, water and safe roads, worsening the humanitarian crisis for trapped residents as winter approaches.

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