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Ukrainian foreign minister says Russian-held town is a 'death trap' with starving residents
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Russian forces of turning the town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine into a "death trap," with residents facing starvation and a lack of medical supplies.
- Sybiha highlighted that dozens of bodies lie unburied in the streets and homes, and families are surviving on minimal food sources, urging international organizations to establish safe evacuation corridors and humanitarian access.
- Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's pledge to cooperate in delivering supplies, the Kremlin admitted in September that Oleshky faced critical shortages, though Russian military efforts to resolve these issues continue.
- Oleshky, with a pre-war population of 24,000 now reduced to about 1,700 residents, including children, remains under Russian occupation following Ukraine's partial recapture of the Kherson region.
- Local prosecutors reported a Russian aerial bombing on Kherson city, across the Dnipro River from Oleshky, resulting in the death of an ambulance driver and injuries to 40 people.
