Ukrainian guardsmen deliver aid by drone to occupied Oleshky
Troops from the National Guard's special-purpose company “Bulgariachi” delivered 15 packages of children's food and toys to occupied Oleshky in Kherson region on 24 October. The packages weighed more than 600 kilograms and contained breakfast cereals, milk, educational games and toys for families with children.
Hovedpunkter
- The delivery took place on 24 October 2026
- Fifteen packages weighing over 600 kilograms were delivered by drone
- The aid was intended for families with children in Oleshky
- The packages contained breakfast cereals, milk, educational games and toys
- The operation involved the special-purpose company “Bulgariachi” of the 11th National Guard Brigade
- Some children in blocked Oleshky were born after the full-scale invasion began
Hvorfor det er vigtigt
The delivery provided food and toys to families with children in a city under humanitarian blockade. Using drones and supply drops allowed the aid to reach Oleshky without a direct ground passage. The operation also formed part of a broader humanitarian process involving a temporary ceasefire and preparations for civilian evacuation.
Hvad der skete
On 24 October 2026, troops from the special-purpose company “Bulgariachi” of the 11th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine delivered 15 packages of food and toys to occupied Oleshky in Kherson region. The packages were transported by drone and supply drops, weighing more than 600 kilograms in total. They contained breakfast cereals, milk, educational games and toys and were intended for families with children. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi announced the operation.
Sådan beskriver ukrainske kilder det
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 concrete humanitarian action by Ukrainian security forces amid the humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky, with particular attention to blocked residents and children.
Hvor dækningen adskiller sig
Sources disagree on when the ceasefire for the Oleshky humanitarian mission was due to begin, citing either 27 or 29 October. They also give 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.
Baggrund
Oleshky is under humanitarian blockade and described as being on the verge of humanitarian catastrophe. More than 6,000 residents may remain in the city and nearby district, including about 200 children, although another estimate puts the number blocked in the destroyed city at around 1,700. Ukrainian troops had previously made two food deliveries by drone; the second included almost 400 packages of food, medicine and children's kits weighing four tonnes. Ukraine and Russia agreed to a temporary ceasefire for the humanitarian mission and preparations to evacuate civilians. Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets discussed the mission's details online with Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova. Ukraine also raised the situation in Oleshky and other occupied communities in Kherson region at the UN General Assembly.