1,700 people, including 40 children, are unable to leave the occupied town of Oleshky
About 1,700 residents currently remain in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region, although the town’s population exceeded 24,000 before the full-scale invasion began. Among those who have not yet left are more than 40 children. At the same time, there is currently no way to leave the city or enter it due to restrictions imposed by the occupying authorities.
According to Tetiana Hasanenko, head of the Oleshky City Military Administration, Oleshky has been without electricity for over four years, there is no gas, and there is a shortage of drinking water.
Food supplies in Oleshky have been disrupted for over six months. And if Russian occupiers do move around Oleshky, they do so either in civilian clothing or in women’s clothing. They kill local residents while seizing food.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stationed on the right bank of the Dnipro River, are rescuing civilians on the left bank, Gasanenko noted.
The security situation in Oleshky remains critical, as the community is effectively on the front lines. Intense combat operations are ongoing in the area, making movement through the city extremely dangerous and severely restricted. Mined roads pose an additional threat.
According to Gasanenko, the occupying authorities have practically halted food supplies to the city. The last trucks carrying food were able to reach Oleshky on May 26. Meanwhile, on June 2, four vehicles attempting to enter the town were blown up by a landmine. Two people were killed in the incident.
Tetyana Gasanenko, head of the Oleshky City Military Administration, spoke about this on Ukrainian Radio.
As a reminder, in April 2026, after a two-week hiatus, only two vehicles carrying goods for sale were able to reach the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region.
Back in June 2023, the occupiers set up checkpoints and closed off the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky. By June 7, the town was already almost completely underwater.
