# Fleeing Oleshky: ‘Escape, or die of starvation’

https://mins.news/en/video/117686

- Reuters, 2026-10-27 15:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlCwNQkewww

> Vitaly, his wife, their son and cat escaped Russian-occupied Oleshky six weeks ago, fearing they would starve. After a grueling route through Russia and Belarus, he described the town’s desperate humanitarian conditions.

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