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- 1Last residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky eating weeds to survive●📰 ‘Hell on earth’: last residents eat weeds to survive in Russian-occupied Oleshky 🔗 https://www. theguardian.com/world/
The Guardian reports that a small number of remaining residents in Oleshky, a Ukrainian city in Kherson region under Russian occupation, are living in what locals describe as 'hell on earth', eating weeds to survive amid severe food shortages. Conditions in the occupied city, already badly damaged by the 2023 Kakhovka dam flood, continue to deteriorate with little aid reaching those left behind.
- 2Oleshky crisis continues in occupied Ukraine as calls for ceasefire grow●News from occupied Ukraine: Oleshky crisis continues, Europe's human rights chief calls for 'immediate local ceasefire'
The humanitarian situation in Oleshky, a town in Ukraine's Kherson region under Russian occupation, remains dire as aid access stays limited for residents, many of them elderly, cut off after the Kakhovka dam destruction. Europe's human rights commissioner has demanded an 'immediate local ceasefire' to allow evacuation and delivery of essential supplies. The appeal has drawn attention to the plight of civilians in occupied territories.
- 3BBC reports hunger in Russian-occupied Oleshky●A short article by BBC (no paywall, in English) about Oleshky, a city in Ukraine occupied by russia. This city was flood
The BBC has published a short article on Oleshky, a Ukrainian city under Russian occupation in Kherson region. The city was flooded after the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse in 2023, and residents now reportedly face severe food shortages. The report is drawing attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in occupied territories and the lasting consequences of the dam's destruction.
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Ukrainian drone units have been delivering food and supplies to civilians in Oleshky, a town in the Russian-occupied part of Kherson region that was devastated by flooding after the Kakhovka dam collapse. With aid from occupation authorities scarce and access across the Dnipro river dangerous, drones have become one of the few lifelines for residents who stayed behind.