Oleshky residents eat weeds as Ukraine drones in food — SkimNews
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- The Guardian reports last residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky are eating weeds to survive, describing conditions as "hell on earth".
- Ukraine uses drones to airdrop aid to Oleshky, a city on the brink of starvation, with the Kherson government publishing footage of an operation that delivered 4 tonnes of food.
Why it matters: Three independent outlets converge on a starvation-level humanitarian crisis in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where Ukraine's drone-based food drops — 4 tonnes at a time — signal that ground supply routes are cut off, leaving trapped civilians dependent on an unconventional airbridge.
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