Oleshky Residents Face Starvation as Russia Blocks Aid and Evacuation
Russian-occupied Oleshky faces a severe humanitarian collapse, with approximately 2,000 to 6,000 residents trapped without food, medicine, or electricity since May 2026. Ukrainian forces conducted a major drone airdrop of four tonnes of supplies, but Russian troops are intercepting aid, looting local gardens, and blocking evacuation routes. International bodies describe the situation as a deliberate catastrophe, with unburied corpses accumulating in hospital basements and residents surviving on weeds.
