Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Ukrainian officials say they have begun a new drone effort to deliver needed supplies to residents of the Russia-occupied town of Oleshky amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The airlift comes amid ongoing concerns of shortages in the area. Ukrainian officials said the latest delivery included food and medicine.
Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Ukraine ‘airlifts supplies’ to Russian-occupied town
Food and medicine have been delivered by drone to the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, the country’s foreign minister has said.
Andrii Sybiha claimed that Russian forces had been trying to isolate Ukrainians in the area from the outside world, “even obstructing the delivery of food to people facing severe shortages”.
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The town has been under Russian occupation since 2022.
A previous purported Ukrainian airlift of supplies using drones took place in September.
Sybiha said the latest delivery included nearly 400 packages consisting of almost four tonnes of food and medicine.
The Kremlin has confirmed that Oleshky has major problems with supplies of food and medicine, but said its military was trying to help.
Ivan Vyhivskyi, Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs, posted a video on social media which he said showed part of the airlift.
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