Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Ukraine Uses Drones to Deliver Food and Medicine to Oleshky
Oleshky is a town in southern Ukraine that has been occupied by Russia since 2022.
People there are having trouble getting enough food and medicine.
Ukraine says it used drones to bring supplies to the town again.
The newest delivery had almost 400 packages and weighed nearly four metric tons.
Ukraine also sent supplies at the end of September.
Ukraine's human rights ombudsman said Russia had not agreed to proposals for civilians to leave.
Russia acknowledged serious supply problems but said its military was trying to fix them.
Ukraine's foreign minister said Russia had obstructed deliveries.
Ukraine again used drones to deliver food and medicine to Russian-occupied Oleshky, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
The latest delivery included nearly 400 packages weighing almost four metric tons.
Ukraine had used heavy-lift drones for an earlier delivery at the end of September.
Oleshky has been under Russian occupation since 2022 and faces severe shortages of food and medicine.
Ukraine's ombudsman said Russia had not accepted proposals for civilian evacuations; the Kremlin said its military was working to address supply problems.
- Who
- Ukraine's military delivered supplies to residents of Oleshky; Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced the delivery.
- What
- Drones delivered nearly 400 packages containing almost four metric tons of food and medicine.
- When
- The latest delivery was reported on October 4; an earlier delivery took place at the end of September.
- Where
- Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in southern Ukraine on the Dnipro River.
- Why
- The delivery was intended to provide food and medicine amid severe shortages.
Ukraine's account
Russia's account
Food and medicine access
Ukraine's account
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia had been trying to isolate Oleshky's residents and obstructing food deliveries.
Russia's account
The Kremlin acknowledged critical supply problems but said Russia's military was working to resolve them.
Civilian evacuation
Ukraine's account
Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said Russia had not agreed to Ukrainian proposals to let civilians evacuate.
Russia's account
The article reports no Russian response to the specific evacuation proposals.
- Latest delivery
- Nearly 400 packages
- Cargo weight
- Almost 4 metric tons
- Supplies
- Food and medicine
- Earlier delivery
- At the end of September, using heavy-lift drones
- Occupation
- Oleshky has been under Russian occupation since 2022
- Evacuation proposals
- Ukraine's human rights ombudsman said Russia had not agreed to proposals for civilians to evacuate.
- Russian response
- The Kremlin acknowledged critical food and medicine supply problems and said Russia's military was working to resolve them.