Around 2,000 people, including roughly 50 children, remain trapped in the city, where Russian forces have blocked critical supply deliveries since December 2025. To mitigate the crisis, Ukrainian forces delivered 4,000 kg of food to 100 locations in a single night using drones, an operation regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin called unprecedented. However, Russian troops have seized the delivered aid, resold it, and detained locals found with supplies not produced in Russia.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Oleshky Residents Risk Minefields to Escape Hunger in Russian Town
War18 days ago
Dozens of residents are fleeing the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky on their own, using bicycles, mopeds and walking to escape a total lack of medicine and food. Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported that these individuals are traversing mined routes because Russia has refused to organize an evacuation or allow humanitarian access, leaving those who stay without clean water or power.
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