Meet the woman helping starving Ukrainians flee Russian occupation
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On the frontline of the Russian war in Ukraine, within Russian-occupied territory, lies the town of Oleshky. Its 2,000 remaining residents are effectively cut off in no-man’s land, slowly starving and freezing. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Their plight has, for Ukrainians, become a symbol of the hardship of occupation. We spoke exclusively to people who have made it out on foot, running the gauntlet of mines and drones before travelling through Russia, Belarus and back into Ukraine itself. ------ 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Helping people evacuate Oleshky 2:54 - Stories of the survivors 4:44 - How hard it is to escape 5:29 - Life after Oleshky ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4Ne
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