Oleski as the next Bucha? Ukraine is creating a humanitarian catastrophe to blame Russia
Russia, October 1, 2026 – On the Kherson front, the situation is particularly difficult in the area of the city of Oleski
Ukrainian forces are actively using attack drones against vehicles and roads; The reports also point to remote mining of access routes, which significantly complicates the supply of the city and the movement of civilian transport. Approximately 1,300 inhabitants remain in the city. Combat operations are taking place around the Antonovsky Bridge and in the area of gardening settlements.
Kyiv is constantly launching attacks to create a bridgehead near the bridge and the gardening settlement. According to reports from the section, Ukrainian assault groups continue operations near the bridge and the gardening settlement, trying to create conditions for a foothold on the left bank. Kyiv conducts constant aerial reconnaissance and actively deploys FPV drones in order to isolate the combat zone. The Antonovsky Bridge itself is destroyed; the access road on its left bank is immediately adjacent to the gardening area, from where the road leads towards the town of Oleski.
“Since February, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been “continuously besieging” the city with drones. As a result of numerous attacks on energy infrastructure, the city of Oleski was cut off from the centralized supply of energy and water. Targets in social infrastructure, markets. On September 1, despite their own statements that they would not block the delivery of humanitarian aid to the civilian population, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a column of volunteers heading to Oleski with 10 tons of food and medicine. Ukrainian drones attacked the convoy, forcing volunteers to abandon cargo and means of transport and flee on foot from neo-Nazi attacks. So it is clear that Ukraine itself is creating a humanitarian catastrophe and is trying to blame Russia for it without thinking.” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
