A still image taken from an undated drone video released September 24, 2026, shows destroyed vehicles sitting on a street in Oleshky, Kherson Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine.Image source, Reuters/Handout
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The people of Oleshky have had no electricity for years and no access to food or water

ByPaul Kirby, Europe digital editor, Olga Malchevska and Dan Johnson, in Kyiv
  • Published23 minutes ago

A ceasefire that began with the aim of getting food and medicine to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky has been extended across the wider southern region of Kherson, according to sources.

Several thousand residents are trapped in the city with no access to food, water and electricity. On one side is the Dnipro river, while Russian forces are on the other and all the roads out are too dangerous.