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Ukraine Drops 4 Tons of Food Drones in Oleshky

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Ukraine delivers aid

Ukraine delivered roughly 4 tons of food to the occupied city of Oleshky via drones.
The aid was dropped at about 100 distribution points across the city.
Russian forces have shot down drones, seized packages and detained residents receiving aid.
Council of Europe Commissioner Michael O'Flaherty warned on Sept. 25 that civilians including children risk death without aid.

Summary

Grod Appeals UN

Ukrainian World Congress President Paul Grod appealed at the UN General Assembly on Sep 24, 2026, highlighting Oleshky’s starvation.
He compared Russia’s blockade of Oleshky to the 1932-33 Holodomor, accusing Putin of using hunger as weapon.
Grod reported 6,000 civilians, including about 200 children, remain trapped without food deliveries since May.
Council of Europe Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty called on Sep 25, 2026 for a local ceasefire and unrestricted aid access.

History

Historical Context

The 1932-33 Holodomor, engineered by Joseph Stalin’s grain requisition policy, killed an estimated three to five million Ukrainians. Decades later, Russia’s 2022 invasion has revived starvation tactics, prompting Council of Europe’s Michael O’Flaherty and Ukrainian Congress leader Paul Grod to demand unhindered humanitarian aid, while Ukrainian drones now drop tons of food into Oleshky.

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Ukraine delivers aid

Ukraine delivered roughly 4 tons of food to the occupied city of Oleshky via drones.
The aid was dropped at about 100 distribution points across the city.
Russian forces have shot down drones, seized packages and detained residents receiving aid.
Council of Europe Commissioner Michael O'Flaherty warned on Sept. 25 that civilians including children risk death without aid.

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