Nearly 4 tons of humanitarian aid delivered by drone to Oleshky, six animals rescued
On the night of October 4, units from the National Guard, the Ukrainian Armed Forces Marines, and the State Border Guard Service used drones to deliver food, medicines, and kits for children to the city of Oleshky—approximately 400 packages with a total weight of nearly 4 tons—announced Ukrainian Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi, as cited by Astra.
He added that the operation rescued six animals from occupied territory.
On September 27, Ukraine had already announced the drone delivery of approximately 4 tons of food to Oleshky, a city under occupation and facing a humanitarian catastrophe. At that time, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration addressed Russian authorities and military personnel in Russian, urging them not to obstruct the delivery of humanitarian aid. However, it remains unclear how much of the delivered supplies actually reaches residents.
On September 29, the Ukrainian outlet "Slidstvo.Info" identified the Russian military personnel potentially involved in causing the humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky.
On October 2, the European Commission called for humanitarian aid access for the residents of Oleshky, stating that they "have come under siege by Russian troops, deprived of access to food, medicine, drinking water, and basic medical care."
On October 3, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets stated that the humanitarian evacuation from Oleshky had been halted by the Russian side.
Meanwhile, the Russian side accuses Ukraine of blockading the city. Ruslan Khomenko, appointed by Russia as the "head of the Oleshky district," claimed that the roads are mined and that humanitarian convoys and civilians are coming under fire. According to him, one of the last major shipments was destroyed in September. He dismissed Ukrainian claims that humanitarian aid was delivered to local residents. Oleshky is located 9 kilometers from Kherson, on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River. The city has been under Russian occupation since the early days of the full-scale invasion. According to Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, approximately 2,000 people remain in the city, including 50 children. In February 2022, the city had a population of over 24,000.
Oleshky has reached a critical situation. Residents are facing shortages of food and water, and leaving the city is virtually impossible because the surrounding fields and roads are mined and under constant fire.
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