"The world must mobilize all available resources to help the people in occupied Oleshky," said Sibiga

In the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region, the civilian population is facing an acute shortage of food, water, medicine, and medical care. According to reports, people are forced to survive by eating grass and weeds, and children are among those living in these conditions.

“People in the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky are starving. There is almost nothing left to eat. According to reports, the civilian population is forced to survive by eating grass and weeds, while medicine, clean water, electricity, and medical care are becoming increasingly unavailable. Children have also found themselves in these conditions,” Andriy Sybiga emphasized.

According to the minister, the humanitarian situation in Oleshky is deteriorating due to the population’s lack of access to basic necessities. He stated that Russia bears responsibility for the situation that has developed in the temporarily occupied territory.

Andriy Sybiga stressed that the international community must immediately use all available tools to assist the civilian population of Oleshky. This includes, in particular, the delivery of humanitarian aid and ensuring the safe evacuation of people who wish to leave the occupied territory.

Separately, the Foreign Minister called on the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and other international partners to use their mandates and existing channels to ensure immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access to Oleshky.

“People there cannot survive on statements of concern alone. Humanitarian access and safe evacuation must become a reality, because every day counts,” the Foreign Minister emphasized.

Ukraine calls on international organizations to respond urgently to the humanitarian situation in occupied Oleshky and ensure access to the civilian population.

This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga.

In Oleshky, Kherson Oblast—which is temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, the aggressor state—residents report a critical shortage of food, water, electricity, and medical care. 

About 2,000 people remain in the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region, facing serious difficulties in accessing food. Tetyana Gasanenko, head of the Oleshky City Military Administration, said that two men were killed while trying to return to the city to bring food to their families.