Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Ukraine Uses Drones to Deliver Aid to Occupied Oleshky
Ukraine used large drones to carry food and medicine into Oleshky.
Oleshky is a town controlled by Russia.
It sits near the Dnipro River, where Russian and Ukrainian forces face each other.
Ukrainian officials said nearly 2,000 people there were without enough food, electricity or water.
They also said Russian forces were stopping people from leaving.
The United Nations reported that residents had faced shortages for months.
Russia acknowledged that the town had serious supply problems.
Russia said its military was trying to fix those problems.
Ukraine’s military used heavy-lift drones to deliver about four tons of food and medical supplies to 100 locations in Oleshky.
The Russian-occupied town has been under Russian control since 2022 and lies on the Dnipro River frontline.
Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said nearly 2,000 people, including about 50 children, lacked food, electricity and water.
Ukrainian officials accused Russian forces of preventing residents from leaving, while Russia said its military was working to address shortages.
The United Nations said Oleshky residents had endured months of food shortages and extremely limited access to basic necessities.
- Who
- Ukraine’s military delivered supplies to residents of Oleshky; Ukrainian and Russian officials gave differing accounts of the crisis.
- What
- Heavy-lift drones delivered about four tons of food and medical supplies to 100 locations across the town.
- When
- The latest delivery was reported on Sunday, September 28; Oleshky has been occupied since 2022.
- Where
- Oleshky, in Ukraine’s Kherson region, on the Dnipro River frontline.
- Why
- The delivery was made amid reported shortages of food, medicine, electricity and water and warnings of a worsening humanitarian crisis.
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
Russian Account
Responsibility for the humanitarian crisis
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
Ukrainian officials said Russia bears full responsibility for the crisis and accused Russian forces of preventing residents from escaping.
Russian Account
The Kremlin acknowledged critical food and medicine problems but said Russia’s military was working to resolve them.
Civilian evacuations
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said Russia had not agreed to Ukrainian proposals to let civilians evacuate Oleshky.
Russian Account
The article does not provide a direct Russian response to the evacuation allegation.
- Town
- Oleshky, Kherson region, Ukraine
- Control
- Russian-occupied since 2022
- Supplies delivered
- About four tons of food and medical supplies
- Delivery coverage
- 100 locations across the town
- People affected
- Nearly 2,000 people, including about 50 children, according to Oleksandr Prokudin
- Reported shortages
- Food, medicine, electricity and water
- International assessment
- The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission reported months of food shortages and extremely limited access to basic necessities