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However, another channel writes that people allegedly traveled to a neighboring village for groceries.
On Saturday, 3 October, the network is buzzing with reports that several dozen people allegedly left the occupied Olenivka in Kherson Oblast, where a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding. The Internet also publishes videos showing people on bicycles, supposedly heading toward leaving the town. At the same time, other Telegram channels report that about a hundred people from Olenivka allegedly traveled to the Russian-controlled Radenska for groceries and then returned.
No official or institution has confirmed or denied the information yet. The status of the people who, as stated, were trying to leave Olenivka is also unknown. It remains unclear which direction the people were actually traveling and for what purpose. It is noted that leaving the settlement is impossible, in particular due to mined territory and ongoing shelling by the occupiers.
On the eve, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinec, said that the Russians do not allow evacuation of people from Olenivka via a humanitarian corridor.
“Ukraine is ready to start evacuation right now. We have proposed safe routes to the Russian side, a ceasefire regime, and are ready to involve the ICRC as a third party. However, Russia’s response to all proposals is no. Nevertheless, we continue to look for ways to evacuate people from danger,” Lubinec said.
The European Commission urged the Russians to ensure humanitarian access to Olenivka and, most importantly, to allow civilians to leave the settlement.
“What is happening in Olenivka is terrifying. The civilian population is under siege by Russian forces, with no access to food, medicines, clean water, or basic medical care. This is unacceptable. Humanitarian aid must reach those in need, and the civilian population must be given the opportunity to leave these territories. The EU is cooperating with appropriate partners and using all available means to facilitate aid, including for people who find themselves trapped in temporarily occupied territories,” said EU Commissioner for Readiness, Crisis Management and Equality Hadja Lahbib.
According to her, humanitarian partners of the EU are ready to provide assistance in this matter. However, they need safe, stable, and effective humanitarian access on the ground.
“Russia, as an occupying state, has clear obligations under international humanitarian law: civilians must be protected, and the provision of humanitarian aid must be ensured. Olenivka residents require regular access to food, medicines, water, and necessary medical care. International humanitarian law must be observed,” added the commissioner.
After the destruction of the Kakhovka Reservoir in June 6 2023, water flooded many settlements, including Olenivka. About two thousand residents of the occupied town lack access to medical care and food. The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations addressed Pope Francis, the UN, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Council urged assistance in evacuating residents to Ukrainian-controlled territory. People cannot leave Olenivka due to mined territory and ongoing shelling by the occupiers.
Recently Ukrainian forces, with the help of drones, delivered four thousand kilograms of food to Olenivka. However, Russians take the food, and people who received the delivered food are “thrown into the basement.”
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