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Carried across Dnipro by drone: six cats evacuated from occupied Oleshky. VIDEO
National Guard soldiers carried out a unique operation to rescue six cats from the occupied town of Oleshky.
This was reported by the National Guard’s press service, according to Censor.NET.
Details
According to National Guard Commander Pivnenko, local residents placed the cats in a cage specially designed for the operation, after which the soldiers carried it across the Dnipro River under the wing of one of the heavy bombers.
"The cats travelled over a dozen kilometres in the air before reaching their destination. They landed safe and sound, though a little frightened. The operation, codenamed ‘Tigers’, was a success," the statement said.
Humanitarian crisis in Oleshky
- In late March 2026, the Verkhovna Rada’s Human Rights Commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Russian side regarding the humanitarian crisis in the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region.
- It is known that around 2,000 civilians remain cut off from the outside world in occupied Oleshky.
- The Regional Military Administration also reported that the bodies of the deceased have been left unburied for weeks, and that logistics infrastructure has been completely destroyed – the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region is under a complete humanitarian blockade.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross is attempting to obtain information on the situation in the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region.
- Ombudsman Lubinets stated that the residents of Oleshky are being prepared for evacuation.
- Earlier, Tetiana Hasanenko, head of the Oleshky City Military Administration, reported that people in the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region are starving due to a lack of supplies, and some families have already started eating their dogs.
- At the end of September 2026, drones were used to deliver around 4,000 kg of food to 100 locations across the town.
- According to Ukrainian intelligence, the Russian Federation is staging videos in Oleshky. Locals will be forced to say on camera that they are happy, well-fed and grateful to the Russian occupiers.
