News from occupied Ukraine: Oleshky crisis continues, Europe's human rights chief calls for 'immediate local ceasefire'

Key Points:

• The humanitarian situation in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky is "alarming," with severe shortages of food, water, and utilities, and evacuation efforts hindered by ongoing Russian drone attacks and mined roads.
• Russia conducted parliamentary elections in occupied Ukrainian territories to legitimize its control, a move rejected by Ukraine and the EU as illegal and politically motivated to showcase local support for Russian rule.
• Ukraine's military targeted several Russian facilities in occupied Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, including radar stations, drone sites, and fuel depots, as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt Russian military infrastructure.
• Over the past week, Ukraine has rescued 23 children from Russian-occupied areas, highlighting Russia's forced militarization and assimilation of Ukrainian children through propaganda and coercion.
• The U.S. State Department has allocated $27 million to support the identification, return, and reintegration of Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia, underscoring international efforts to hold Russia accountable for these actions.