Oleshky

Ukrainian authorities have raised the alarm over conditions in Oleshky, a Ukrainian city under Russian occupation, saying trapped civilians are being deliberately starved and forced to eat grass to survive. The claim, reported by Ukrainian media, is being described as a war crime and is drawing attention from commentators in Brussels and beyond.

Reports say Russian forces are starving civilians trapped in the occupied town of Oleshky, in Ukraine's Kherson region, with residents forced to survive on grass and weeds. The claims are circulating widely on social media, drawing condemnation of Russia's conduct in occupied Ukrainian territories.

Civilians trapped in the occupied Kherson-region town of Oleshky have received no food supplies since late May and are reportedly resorting to eating dogs to survive, according to Ukrainian media reports being shared widely. The claim is being circulated with calls for international attention, tagged to bodies such as the ICC and PACE amid ongoing accusations of Russian war crimes against residents left under occupation.