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The desperate effort to send food via drones to a Ukrainian city starving under Russian occupation

7 October 2026 at 13:24

“Thanks to our beloved soldiers. We await you in our unbreakable city,” reads a handwritten note beside cans and other foodstuffs received to stave off hunger in Oleshky, a city occupied by Russia. “Thank you,” echoes another note next to a shipment of coffee, herbal teas, and chocolate bars. Photos of these messages and others showing various tokens of gratitude have reached the phone of Roman Chuhalov, 44, one of the Ukrainian servicemen who, by sending aid with drones, are trying to break the blockade in this town in the southern Kherson region, where about 2,000 people are holding out.

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Olena Halushka (right), a resident of Oleshky until she fled the Russian invasion in 2022 and the mother of Vitali, a soldier who was killed at age 21 while defending Kherson in 2023.A cat next to a food parcel that arrived in Oleshky in a photo provided by Ukrainian servicemen.Tetiana Hasanenko (right), head of the military administration of Oleshky, during the festival honoring that city, held on October 3 in Uman, Ukraine.Attendees at the tribute held in honor of Oleshky in the city of Uman on October 3.Members of a choir during the festival honoring the city of Oleshky, held in Uman on October 3.

“Thanks to our beloved soldiers. We await you in our unbreakable city,” reads the left-hand photo, one of the messages of thanks from the people of Oleshki (Ukraine) beside the food they receive via drones.
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