Oleshky
Russia is preparing staged interviews with residents of Oleshky to discredit Ukraine and accuse it of shelling the city. The Security Service of Ukraine urges people not to spread fake news.
Ukrainian military personnel delivered food, medicine, and children's kits to Oleshky for the second time. Six animals were rescued during the operation.
Dozens of residents of the occupied city of Oleshky are trying to leave the city on foot, by bicycle and moped, risking their lives due to the lack of a safe route. Lubinets called for a humanitarian corridor to be provided.
In August–September, 41 Ukrainians returned through the "Mokrany—Domanove" crossing, including four children and five teenagers.
The OSCE called for humanitarian missions to be granted access to Oleshky and for a corridor to be opened. Around 2,000 people remain in the city without food, water, or electricity.
Papal envoy Matteo Zuppi held talks in Moscow on humanitarian issues related to the war. He also visited Ukrainian prisoners of war.
September brought diplomatic initiatives, strikes on energy infrastructure, and budget decisions. In October, new rules, negotiations, and events are expected.
Ukraine will inform the OSCE about the critical situation in occupied Oleshky and the detention of civilians, including children. Kyiv calls for humanitarian aid to be allowed in.
According to intelligence, Russia wants to stage videos depicting well-being in Oleshky. Sybiha called for increased pressure and humanitarian access to be ensured.
Around 40 children remain in Oleshky, and 180 in the occupied territories of the community. Due to the shelling, there is a shortage of food, and aid is delivered by drones.
About 2,000 civilians in Oleshky have been left without sufficient food, water, and medicine. Ukraine delivered around 4 tonnes of aid by drone.
About 2,000 Ukrainians, including nearly 50 children, remain in Oleshky without food, water, or electricity. Aid is being delivered by drones.
People in occupied Oleshky are starving and forced to survive on grass and weeds. Sybiha called for assistance to be provided and for a safe evacuation to be ensured.
21 people were returned to Ukraine: 17 directly from the occupied territories, and another 4 via Georgia and Moldova. Among them are three families from the Kherson region.
About 2,000 people remain in occupied Oleshky without stable supplies of food and medicine. Sybiha called for pressure to be put on Russia.
More than 6,000 people in Oleshky, including around 200 children, remain without food, water, or medicines. The Council of Churches is asking for help with the evacuation.
The ICRC is ready to facilitate the departure of people from occupied Oleshky and neighboring villages. Ombudsman Lubinets reported that lists of individuals for urgent evacuation have been sent to the committee.
Defense Forces hit radar stations in Crimea and Zaporizhzhia region. Ammunition depots, fuel, and equipment were destroyed in several regions.
The occupier organized the transportation of orphans from Novopetrivka to Anapa for propaganda purposes. The case of illegal transfer of minors has been sent to court.
A critical shortage of water and food has been recorded in the occupied city due to the blockade. The Ombudsman called for the opening of a humanitarian corridor to save civilians.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed a repeated strike on the oil terminal in Feodosia, damaging 16 fuel tanks. A radar station in Krasna Polyana, a drone control point in Oleshky, and an ammunition depot in the Makiivka area were also hit.
As part of Bring Kids Back UA, a child who had been under occupation for years has been returned. She is preparing to study at a Ukrainian university.
Three children and a young boy, taken by the occupiers from the Oleshky orphanage-boarding school, have been returned to Ukraine. The return took place with the mediation of the State of Qatar and the team of the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the command post of the 85th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in Donetsk region. The brigade commander with the call sign "Dnepr" and five operational officers were eliminated.
Atesh partisans report the replacement of the 28th motorized rifle regiment of the Russian Federation due to heavy losses and the occupiers' preparations for assault operations. The command of the 24th motorized rifle regiment forces servicemen to buy scooters for assault due to the shortage of armored vehicles.
10 children aged 13-17 were returned to Ukraine as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Among them are two children from the Oleshky orphanage who were deported by the occupiers.
Ukrainian partisans discovered a Russian army training center in Sevastopol disguised as a diving center and passed on its coordinates for potential attacks.
Ukrainian partisans conducted a diversion near the occupied Oleshky in Kherson region, destroying three dugouts, trenches, and Russian warehouses with weapons and food.
An elderly civilian was killed by Russian artillery in the village of Kizomys, Kherson region, on July 9, prompting a criminal investigation into violations of the laws and customs of war and premeditated murder.
The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company renamed 23 vessels, replacing their old Soviet names with Ukrainian names associated with cities on the rivers and seas or those under Russian occupation.