Russians seize food dropped by Ukrainian drones to residents of occupied Oleshky – military administration head
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In temporarily occupied Oleshky, Kherson region, where residents suffer from food shortages, Russian troops take food packages that Ukrainian forces dropped from drones the day before.
Head of the Oleshky Military Administration Tetiana Hasanenko reported the situation to Ukrinform, according to Rubryka.
She confirmed that Russian soldiers take food packages away from locals.
"This is not the first time the Ukrainian military dropped food from drones to people in the community, but this last delivery was the largest—4 tons. Of course, someone received a package, someone received several packages, and someone received nothing.
Regarding Russians taking food from people—that is true.
Furthermore, they immediately ask questions if the food is not Russian-made: 'Where did you get this?' And they say: 'If Ukraine's armed forces drop food for you, it means you cooperate with them'. At the same time, the occupiers consider this Russian territory and the residents Russian citizens who violate Russian law by cooperating with the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the head of the military administration said.
According to her, people also continue to disappear in the community, kidnapped by Russian troops. She noted that the whereabouts of an entire family taken by the occupiers remains unknown.
"People are taken away; a family disappeared without a trace in our community. We don't know where they are; they took them to a basement, and that's it. Whether they are alive or not is unknown," Hasanenko said.
Background
The situation in Oleshky, Hola Prystan, Stara Zburivka, and Nova Zburivka in the Kherson region is of particular concern, as the basic conditions needed to meet residents' needs, including children's, are entirely absent. Russian occupiers artificially block people from leaving and create obstacles to the supply of basic consumer goods, food products, and medicines.
The population has dropped from 40,000 to around 6,000 people, and in the city of Oleshky specifically, from 24,000 to roughly 2,000.
In May, the Ukrainian side held negotiations regarding the urgent humanitarian evacuation of civilians from temporarily occupied settlements in the Kherson region, where active fighting created a critical situation. This specifically concerns Oleshky, Hola Prystan, Stara Zburivka, and Nova Zburivka, where people remain without food, drinking water, and medicine.
