To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city

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Jessica Parker, in Kyiv and

Paul Brown, BBC Verify

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People in Oleshky say fresh food supplies are rare and they have to rely on volunteers and aid groups

"The road is mined. So, we're stuck here," says Ludmilla, over the phone from the rooftop of a fire-damaged house in southern Ukraine. "People are trying their best to survive."

Her frontline home city of Oleshky has, according to multiple accounts, been largely cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.

Ludmilla describes being trapped there, and watching it decaying before her eyes.

Ukraine's commissioner for human rights has warned of a "humanitarian crisis."

Some recent deliveries do seem to have gone through, organised by volunteers or aid groups.…