# Oleshky residents reach Ukrainian-held territory

https://mins.news/en/video/124476

- France 24 English, 2026-11-01 14:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOq7yHQrGy0

> Residents evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky have reached Ukrainian-held territory after a rare local truce. They recounted years of isolation, food shortages and regular shelling; some said they had been forced to eat grass and dogs to survive.

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