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The situation in Russian-occupied Oleshky was dire. Now it's 'hell'

Residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast face an escalating humanitarian crisis, as constant Russian drone attacks and artillery shelling have made it impossible to deliver essential food and medicine supplies or evacuate civilians by road. "These people need to be saved," Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's human rights ombudsman, said on Sept. 16, adding that residents are desperate to escape "from this hell." "People are driven to despair and are simply walking along mined roads (to e

The aerial view of Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine in a photo published on Sept.16, 2026.

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Lifecell is one of Ukraine's three major mobile telecommunications operators, serving approximately 10 million subscribers nationwide. The company, owned by Turkey's Turkcell since 2005, operates network infrastructure across the country and has maintained service continuity despite Russian attacks on telecommunications facilities since February 2022.

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