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Pope Leo and Zelenskyy discuss Putin, Oleshky aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone on Oct. 19, according to a statement Zelenskyy posted on his Telegram channel.

20 October, 02:13 AM

Ukrainian troops deliver humanitarian aid to occupied Oleshky for the second time

National Guard servicemembers, together with troops from other units, delivered humanitarian cargo to the occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast for the second time, the Interior Ministry reported on Oct. 4.

4 October, 07:40 PM

Daughter shares story of mother's harrowing escape from occupied Oleshky

A 67-year-old woman managed to escape Russian-occupied Oleshky on her own and reach safety in Kyiv, fleeing a severe humanitarian crisis in the Kherson Oblast town, her daughter, Natalia, shared on social media.

30 September, 11:55 AM

Russian troops seize Ukrainian-dropped food from residents in occupied Oleshky

In Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast, Russian troops seized food packages from local residents that Ukrainian forces had dropped by drone the previous day.

30 September, 11:00 AM

Thousands trapped without enough food, water or medicine — Lubinets

Thousands of civilians, including hundreds of children, may remain trapped in Russian-occupied Oleshky and surrounding communities in Kherson Oblast amid severe shortages of food, drinking water and medicine, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets told NV.

27 September, 02:07 PM

Russian forces blockade Oleshky, using residents as human shields — expert

Russian forces orchestrated the humanitarian crisis in the occupied town of Oleshky to serve as military cover, using the town's residents as a “Russian human shield in its most inhumane form,” head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation Petro Andriushchenko told Radio NV on September 22.

24 September, 08:34 AM

Ukraine to take Oleshky humanitarian crisis to U.N. General Assembly – FM Sybiha

Ukraine is bringing the situation in Oleshky and other occupied communities of Kherson Oblast before the U.N. General Assembly, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Facebook on Sept. 20.

20 September, 10:52 PM

Ukraine's Council of Churches asks Pope Leo XIV to help save occupied Oleshky from starvation

The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, which unites various religious communities, appealed to Pope Leo XIV to use every possible means to save residents of Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast from starvation, according to the council's appeal dated Sept. 19.

20 September, 05:43 PM

Russia starving occupied Oleshky near Kherson and blocking residents from leaving

The town of Oleshky in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast is under a humanitarian blockade, with no food deliveries since late May, residents going hungry, and Russian forces preventing people from leaving, the German newspaper Bild reported on Sept. 16.

16 September, 06:45 PM

Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 235, thousands still missing

The death toll from the most powerful earthquakes to strike Venezuela in over a century has risen to 235 people, with at least 4,300 others injured and thousands more missing, AP wrote, citing Health Minister Carlos Alvarado, on June 26.

26 June, 12:45 PM

Kyiv warns of humanitarian crisis under Russian occupation in southern Ukraine

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry called on the international community to urgently help residents of occupied parts of Kherson Oblast who face a deepening humanitarian crisis caused by Russian occupation.

6 May, 08:22 PM

Klitschko: Kyiv faces humanitarian catastrophe

Russian deliberate attacks on Kyiv’s energy and heating infrastructure are pushing the Ukrainian capital toward a humanitarian catastrophe, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in an interview with The Times published on Jan. 20.

21 January, 10:11 AM

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