International monitors confirm Russia's blockade of occupied Oleshky, where the living starve and the dead go unburied
Four months after Euromaidan Press first reported the siege, the UN, Human Rights Watch, the Institute for the Study of War, and the OSCE have all confirmed the blockade. An exiled official reports that 100 bodies remain unburied in the town's hospital basement.
International monitors have confirmed that Russian forces are maintaining a blockade of the occupied town of Oleshky in Ukraine. The confirmation comes from the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). This follows initial reports by Euromaidan Press four months ago.
According to an exiled local official, the blockade has resulted in severe food shortages, with people starving. The official also stated that approximately 100 bodies remain unburied in the basement of the town's hospital, as it is too dangerous to conduct burials. The monitors' confirmation adds weight to earlier allegations.
The situation in Oleshky highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. International organizations continue to call for access to deliver aid and document violations.
