Kyiv Uses Drones to Deliver Food to a Town Controlled by Russia

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Oleksandr Prokudin, the governor of the Kherson region in Ukraine, stated that the military used drones to deliver food and medicine to the town of Olishki, which has been seized by Russia, at a time when officials are warning of a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Prokudin mentioned yesterday, Sunday, that large-capacity drones carried out, in the latest operation of this kind, the delivery of about four tons of food and medical supplies to 100 different locations across the town simultaneously.

Olishki is located on the front line along the Dnipro River, which separates Russian and Ukrainian forces, and has been under the control of the Russian army since 2022.

Prokudin said that nearly two thousand people, including about 50 children, have been held "hostage" without food, electricity, or water, and accused Moscow's forces of preventing them from fleeing the city.

Ukrainian officials have warned that the situation in Oleshky is worsening.

The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine stated that residents have been suffering from food shortages and extremely limited access to basic necessities for several months.

Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights, told media in Kyiv earlier this month that Russia has not agreed to Ukrainian proposals to allow civilians to leave Oleshky.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said yesterday, "Residents in temporarily occupied Oleshky are being deprived of basic means of survival. Russia bears full responsibility for this humanitarian disaster and its consequences."

The Kremlin stated last week that Oleshky is facing serious problems related to food and medicine supplies, but the Russian army is working to resolve them.