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Evacuees Fleeing Russian-Occupied Oleshky Recount Years of 'Hell'

Evacuees Fleeing Russian-Occupied Oleshky Recount Years of 'Hell'

Hundreds of residents evacuated from Oleshky, a Ukrainian city occupied by Russia since February 2022, have returned to Ukrainian-controlled territory, describing their experiences under occupation as horrific.

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Nov 3, 2026Audio234 words2 minutes

Hundreds of Ukrainian residents have been evacuated from the Russian-occupied front-line city of Oleshky, recounting harrowing experiences after years of enduring dire conditions. The evacuees arrived in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv, describing their time in the city, seized in the initial days of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, as 'hell' and 'horror'.

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