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Oleshky residents resort to eating grass amid hunger
Українська правда • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the humanitarian situation in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Kherson Oblast, as critical, with severe shortages of food, medicine, clean water, electricity, and medical care.
- Reports indicate civilians, including children, are resorting to eating grass and weeds to survive, highlighting the dire conditions in the city.
- Sybiha urged international organizations such as the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross to facilitate humanitarian aid delivery and safe evacuation of residents.
- He held Russia responsible for the humanitarian crisis, emphasizing that statements of concern are insufficient and immediate action is necessary.
- The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organisations previously warned that Oleshky, with over 6,000 residents including 200 children, is on the brink of catastrophe, while Ukrainian forces described the city as a "ghost town" under occupation.
