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Kyiv staged a medieval blockade in Aleshki, Miroshnik said

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Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces organized a blockade of Aleshek in the Kherson region using drones, obstructing humanitarian aid and striking the market, resulting in the death of seven people and injury to more than 20.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russian forces are trying to solve the supply problem that Kyiv is hindering.

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Aleshki is a settlement in the Kherson region, which is located in the combat zone between Russian and Ukrainian forces. The situation with humanitarian access remains critical due to constant shelling and restrictions on movement.

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Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces staged a blockade in Aleshki in the Kherson region using drones.

According to Miroshnik, the residents of Aleshki did not see humanitarian aid from Kyiv, and the ambassador himself observed the consequences of a Ukrainian drone raid on the city market, which killed seven people and injured more than 20.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian Armed Forces are doing everything to solve the problem of supplies of food and medicine to Aleshki, which Kyiv is currently preventing.

MOSCOW, October 7 - RIA Novosti. The Kiev regime staged a medieval blockade in Aleshki in the Kherson region using modern methods, said Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik.

“Now they (AFU - ed.) have received a huge number of drones, and with these drones they have learned to make a blockade. This is such a medieval blockade using modern methods... You can only leave the city of Aleshki on foot, weaving between flying drones and running from tree to tree,” Miroshnik said in an interview with political observer Abbas Juma.

In Kyiv they say they are dropping humanitarian aid from drones to the residents of Aleshki, but no one in the city has seen it, the ambassador noted. Miroshnik himself was in Aleshki and observed the consequences of a Ukrainian drone raid on the city market - the Ukrainian Armed Forces bombed it for several hours, striking everyone who leaned out from under cover, then seven people were killed and more than 20 were injured, the diplomat said.

On September 21, the press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, said that the Russian Armed Forces are doing everything to solve the problem of supplies of food and medicine to Aleshki in the Kherson region, which are currently being hampered by Kyiv. He emphasized that the situation there is critical, since Ukraine is doing everything to prevent these supplies.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

Russia may strengthen its military presence in the Kherson region to ensure humanitarian corridors
Likely · Within weeks
International organizations may demand an investigation into drone strikes on civilian targets in Alyoshki
Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

What types of drones are used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces for blockades and attacks?
Is there any independent confirmation of statements about the lack of humanitarian assistance in Alyoshki?
What measures is the international community taking to address the humanitarian crisis in the region?
Is Russia planning to launch retaliatory strikes on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in response to the attacks on Alyoshki?