# Russian Defense Ministry says Ukrainian forces shell Alyoshki roads and block evacuation

https://mins.news/en/item/115752

- TASS, 2026-10-26 12:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2207923

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says Ukrainian forces have shelled roads leading to Alyoshki in the Kherson Region and used drones to attack and remotely mine access routes, preventing civilian evacuations and deliveries of food and medicine. Russian combat engineers say they defused more than 300 explosives and mines near the town over the past week.

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