Nearly 2,000 Ukrainian civilians trapped in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast town facing 'humanitarian catastrophe'

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Source: Kyiv Independent

For nearly three months, Ukrainians in the Russian-occupied front-line city of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast have faced dire humanitarian conditions, with almost no safe route for evacuation or food deliveries, as Russian troops mined access roads and made it dangerous to enter or leave the city, according to residents, volunteers working in Kherson Oblast, and Ukrainian officials.

"It's a humanitarian catastrophe, people are driven to despair," Tetiana Hasanenko, the exiled head of Oleshky's military administration, told the Kyiv Independent.

Hasanenko remains in touch with residents who have stayed behind. She estimates that out of the pre-war population of more than 24,000, about 2,000 people remain in Oleshky. She said this includes at least 47 children facing severe danger.

"If the situation doesn't improve, people will just die there from hunger. Because there's no way out, no food supplies coming in," Anna, an Oleshky resident who recently escaped to a Ukrainian-controlled area, said.



Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/humanitarian-catastrophe-nearly-2-000-ukrainian-civilians-trapped-in-russian-occupied-oleshky-with-no-way-to-evacuate-little-food/

[wcmagumba]

1. Putin and his S-hole countrymen have no souls...imo

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2. They are wretched ghouls with no hearts or souls

[efhmc]

3. I agree and it make me deeply sorry and sad but what makes it worse is that I feel hopeless about what I can do.

Right now.

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4. Oleshky is on the Russian-occupied south bank of the Dneiper.

Ukraine has north bank. Ukraine has no way to access Oleshky - except maybe drone air drops. It's miles across wetlands from the main stem of the river.

Russia will let them starve.

On aerial views you can clearly see the extent of the devastation in some towns. Every structure destroyed.

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5. Yeah, the Russians are heartless, soulless Orc Ghouls

If the Russians have control of that area, they have a responsibility to at least provide the basic necessities. If not, it is a war crime. Ukraine is taking names and making a list. The responsible parties will pay one way or another. Some already have.

[pat_k]

6. Russian atrocities in occupied territories remind Ukrainians what they are fighting for every single day.

And in the face of these atrocities, Trump's halt of military support is a knife in the heart to every American with a conscience.

The failure of our nation to provide material support to Ukrainians in their fight against Russia's intolerable crimes against humanity aligns us with the perpetrators of those crimes.

Of course we know this, but sometimes it hits harder. This is one of those moments that the magnitude of Trump's betrayal of the values generations of Americans have fought for takes my breath away.

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7. Listen to this,

the guy who is preaching to the Pope about morality. He claims this is one of his proudest achievements in this administration:

This is why Russia is still fighting, why the war continues and why people are dying: Because Trump and Vance encouraged Putin to believe he could win

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum.bsky.social) 2026-04-15T06:57:26.392Z

This makes my blood boil.

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8. Just reading the description makes me want to scream.

Perhaps I'll wait 'til I'm in my car to actually listen to it.

And on the subject of screaming in my car (which I find myself doing with regularity these days), reminds me of the Dory Previn song: