Evacuation of civilians begins in besieged Ukrainian city of Oleshky

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Civilians were evacuated from Russian-held Oleshky in southern Ukraine as part of a humanitarian relief operation that brought food and medicine to the besieged city. Residents have faced months of severe shortages, with warnings of starvation among the remaining population, including children.

Humanitarian convoy brings food and medicine to Russian-held city near Kherson where people have faced months of severe shortages People living in the besieged Russian-held city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine were evacuated on Friday as part of a joint relief operation, the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war. The city, which lies on the Russian-occupied side of the Dnipro River, opposite Kherson, has suffered months of serious food and medical shortages, leading to warnings of starvation for the few thousand people remaining there, including about 50 children. Continue reading...