Ukrainian National Guard delivered aid by drone to occupied Oleshky
Ukrainian National Guard personnel delivered 15 packages of children's food and toys to the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky on 24 October. The packages weighed more than 600 kilograms in total and were intended for families with children.
Pääkohdat
- The operation took place on 24 October 2026.
- The National Guard's “Bulgarians” special-purpose platoon of the 11th Brigade delivered the aid.
- The 15 packages weighed more than 600 kilograms combined.
- The packages contained breakfast cereals, milk, educational games and toys.
- The aid was delivered using drones and parachute drops.
- Oleshky remains under humanitarian blockade and is described as being on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.
- More than 6,000 residents, including about 200 children, may remain in Oleshky and nearby areas, according to an estimate.
Miksi tämä on tärkeää
The delivery provided essential supplies to families with children in a city under humanitarian blockade. Using drones and parachute drops enabled the aid to reach the population without a direct ground passage. The operation is also part of a broader humanitarian effort involving local ceasefires, international attention and preparations for possible civilian evacuation.
Mitä tapahtui
On 24 October 2026, personnel from the National Guard's “Bulgarians” special-purpose platoon of the 11th Brigade delivered 15 packages to the temporarily occupied Oleshky in Kherson region. The packages contained breakfast cereals, milk, educational games and toys, weighed more than 600 kilograms in total and were intended for families with children. The military used drones and parachute drops to complete the delivery. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi announced the operation.
Näin ukrainalaiset lähteet kertovat asiasta
Ukrainian reporting focuses on the National Guard operation, the participating special-purpose unit, the contents and weight of the packages and their intended recipients. The delivery is presented as a practical humanitarian action within the broader crisis affecting occupied Oleshky, alongside the blockade, the presence of children and efforts to secure aid and evacuation.
Missä uutisointi eroaa
Ukrainian sources differ over the start date of the ceasefire for the humanitarian mission, reporting either 27 or 29 October. They also provide different estimates of the number of blocked residents: more than 6,000 in the city and nearby district, or about 1,700 in the destroyed city itself.
Tausta
Oleshky is under humanitarian blockade and is described as being on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. More than 6,000 people, including about 200 children, may remain in the city and surrounding area. Ukrainian troops had previously made two food deliveries by drone; during the second, they supplied nearly 400 packages of food, medicines and children's kits weighing four tonnes. Ukrainian and Russian sides agreed to a temporary local ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian assistance and prepare a safe civilian evacuation. Ukrainian and Russian officials also discussed the mission's details, while Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire to allow residents to leave.