# Ukrainian drones deliver new batch of food to Russian-occupied Oleshky

**By:** Reuters  
**Published:** 2026-10-04T16:32:46.56Z  
**Source:** [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-drones-deliver-new-batch-food-russian-occupied-oleshky-2026-10-04)

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Item 1 of 3 Drones carrying food packages fly over a location given as Oleshky, Kherson Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, in this still image obtained from a video released on September 27, 2026. Oleksandr Prokudin, head of Kherson Regional Military Administration via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS    

Drones carrying food packages fly over a location given as Oleshky, Kherson Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, in this still image obtained from a video released on September 27, 2026. Oleksandr Prokudin, head of Kherson Regional Military Administration via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS 

KYIV, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military has again used drones to deliver food and medicines ​to the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky ‌in southern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sunday.
Oleshky, a frontline town on ​the Dnipro River, which separates Russian ​and Ukrainian forces, has been under ⁠Russian occupation since 2022.
"For months, Russia ​has been trying to isolate Ukrainians in ​Oleshky from the outside world, even obstructing the delivery of food to people facing severe shortages," ​Sybiha said on X.
Ukraine used heavy-lift ​drones to deliver food and medicines to Oleshky at ‌the ⁠end of September.
Sybiha said that the latest delivery consisted of nearly 400 packages containing almost 4 metric tons of food ​and medicine.
Ukrainian ​human ⁠rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets told Ukrainian media last month that ​Russia had not agreed to Ukrainian ​proposals ⁠to allow civilians to evacuate from Oleshky.
The Kremlin said that Oleshky had critical problems ⁠with ​food and medicine supplies, ​but that Russia's military was working to resolve them.