# The situation in Russian-occupied Oleshky was dire. Now it’s ‘hell’

https://mins.news/en/item/63144

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-17 18:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/the-situation-in-russian-occupied-oleshky-was-dire-now-its-hell/

> Residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast are facing a worsening humanitarian crisis. Persistent Russian drone strikes and shelling have halted food and medicine deliveries and road evacuations, leaving about 2,000 people, including around 50 children, trapped and facing starvation.

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