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Ukrainian foreign minister says Russian-held town is a ‘death trap’ with starving residents

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha ‌said on Saturday that Russian occupying forces were turning the Ukrainian town of Oleshky into a “death trap” gripped by starvation, and ​urged international organizations to help evacuate its residents. Sybiha made his comments on X a day after Russian Pre...

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Arab NewsNews report · Oct 17, 7:51 PM

Ukrainian foreign minister says Russian-held town is a ‘death trap’ with starving residents

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha ‌said on Saturday that Russian occupying forces were turning the Ukrainian town of Oleshky into a “death trap” gripped by starvation, and ​urged int...

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The Straits TimesNews report · Oct 17, 7:30 PM

Ukrainian foreign minister says Russian-held town is a ‘death trap’ with starving residents

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described the situation in Oleshky this week as “genocide”.

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Oct 17, 7:30 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Oct 17, 7:51 PM: Arab News joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.