# Ukraine’s foreign minister calls Russian-held Oleshky a ‘death trap’ as residents go hungry

https://mins.news/en/item/104613

- Reuters, 2026-10-17 19:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/ukrainian-foreign-minister-says-russian-held-town-is-death-trap-with-starving-2026-10-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad3cf187a00e50001c26ffb

> Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Saturday that Russian occupying forces were turning Oleshky into a “death trap” where residents were gripped by starvation. He urged international organisations to help evacuate them.

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