6,000 Ukrainians Starving to Death in City Cut Off by Putin
Lubinets says 6,000 people, including 200 children, remain trapped without food, water or medicine as evacuation talks stall.
- Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reported that Russia continues to block civilian evacuations from the occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson, despite previously established agreements and clear procedures for humanitarian missions.
- The occupied town of Oleshky remains under a complete humanitarian blockade, with residents facing daily shelling and drone attacks while lacking food, water, and medicine, according to The Regional Military Administration.
- Preliminary estimates suggest over 6,000 people, including 200 children, are currently trapped in Oleshky, with around 2,000 civilians remaining cut off from the outside world.
- Ombudsman Lubinets verified 358 people for urgent assistance, though residents are venturing into minefields on their own, as "These people need to be rescued. Because the city has turned into a death trap," he added.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed readiness to participate in evacuations, while the Office continues liaising with international organizations and Ukrainian state bodies to prevent mass deaths.
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Thousands are starving in occupied Oleshky. People have no food, no way out, and Russian forces bomb incoming aid
More than 6,000 people, including around 200 children, may remain trapped in the Russian-occupied city, where civilians lack food, water and medicine and some are risking mined fields to escape.
The situation in Russian-occupied Oleshky was dire. Now it's 'hell'
Residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast face an escalating humanitarian crisis, as constant Russian drone attacks and artillery shelling have made it impossible to deliver essential food and medicine supplies or evacuate civilians by road. "These people need to be saved," Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's human rights ombudsman, said on Sept. 16, adding that residents are desperate to escape "from this hell." "People are driven to despa…
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