‘Hell on earth’: last residents eat weeds to survive in Russian-occupied Oleshky
Supplies cut off from Ukrainian city where bodies are being left to be eaten by dogs because of deadly risk from drones
TL;DR
- Oleshky, a city in Russian-occupied Ukraine, has no food supplies left for its remaining 2,000 residents.
- Residents are reportedly eating weeds and foraging for food, and some have lost significant weight due to starvation.
- Food supplies were cut off in May due to expanded minefields and drone cover by Russian forces.
- Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of deliberately starving the population and using civilians as human shields to prevent evacuation and counterattacks.
- Dead bodies are left uncollected in the city, with reports of dogs consuming them due to the constant threat of drones.
- A food convoy heading to the city was attacked on September 1, with both Russia and Ukraine blaming each other.
- Ukrainian attempts to drop food by drones have been largely unsuccessful, with supplies seized by Russian soldiers.