Oleshky's 2,000 Trapped Civilians Begin Starving as Siege Cuts Off Food and Medical Aid
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 5
Oleshky's 2,000 Trapped Civilians Begin Starving as Siege Cuts Off Food and Medical Aid
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 5
Summary
Roughly 2,000 civilians, including about 40 children, remain trapped in Russian-occupied Oleshky as residents report hunger, exhaustion and no viable way out.
Mines, drones and constant fire have severed the frontline city from the rest of occupied Ukraine, blocking food and medical deliveries and turning it into what residents describe as a complete blockade.
Messages shared by exiled city leader Tetiana Hasanenko describe families cooking their last supplies and fearing they will die by autumn if conditions do not change.
The accounts have fueled calls in Ukraine for an urgent evacuation from Oleshky before the humanitarian crisis deepens into mass starvation.