Famine threatens the Ukrainian town of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region as Russia delays creating a humanitarian evacuation corridor

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Deutsche Welle

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Food supplies to the town of Oleshky in the occupied part of the southern Kherson region have been cut off since May.

Efforts by Kyiv to negotiate the evacuation of civilians with Moscow have been largely unsuccessful.

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  • Reported by Deutsche Welle and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:23:00 UTC.

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