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

Oleksandr Prokudin, the governor of the Kherson region in Ukraine, stated that the army used drones to deliver food and medicine to the town of Oleshky, which has been seized by Russia, as officials warn of 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.

Oleshky 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 stated 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 warned that the situation in Oleshky is deteriorating.

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

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

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said yesterday, Sunday, "Residents in temporarily occupied Olishki 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 Olishki is facing serious problems related to food and medicine supplies, but the Russian army is working to resolve them.