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People in Russian-occupied Oleshky are eating weeds to survive
Ukraine is using drones to fly food into the starving city after Russia blocked all official aid.
A Ukrainian drone flying over a destroyed residential area to drop food supplies to civilians.
By John Doe
Reporting from Ukraine 
Sept. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. - 2 hours ago
The city of Oleshky in Ukraine is facing a terrible crisis. The city is currently under Russian control, and the people living there are running out of food.
Reports from the ground say that residents are so hungry that they are eating weeds and grass to stay alive. The situation has become so bad that it is being called "hell on earth."
Russia has blocked all regular aid from reaching the city. Because the streets are not safe and the area is under siege, it is nearly impossible for help to arrive by car or truck.
To try and save the people trapped there, Ukraine has started using drones to drop food supplies. These small, flying robots carry packages of food over the Russian lines and drop them to the people waiting below.
Conditions in Oleshky are getting worse every day. There are stories of people hiding bodies in a hospital basement because it is too dangerous to bury them outside. Many residents are trapped and waiting for a chance to escape, but for now, they are just trying to survive one more day.
Source: Financial Times
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