Senator Kastyukevich accused Kyiv of blockading Alyoshek and hiding the truth about atrocities
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Senator from the Kherson region Igor Kastyukevich said that the Kyiv authorities are blocking the city of Aleshki in order to prevent the exit of residents and to hide the truth about the actions of Ukraine, while the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that the Russian Armed Forces are trying to solve the problem of supplying humanitarian aid to the city, which is being hampered by Kyiv.
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Why It Matters
The city of Aleshki is located in the Kherson region, which is an area of active hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. The situation with humanitarian accessibility in front-line settlements remains critical due to hostilities and restrictions on movement.
Kyiv authorities are blocking the city of Aleshki in the Kherson region to prevent residents from leaving and to hide the truth about their actions, said Senator from the Kherson region Igor Kastyukevich.
Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are doing everything to solve the problem of supplies of food and medicine to Aleshki, which are currently being hampered by Kyiv.
According to Kastyukevich, as soon as the blockade from Aleshki is lifted, the city’s residents will begin to speak, and international organizations will no longer be able to ignore this truth.
SIMFEROPOL, October 5 - RIA Novosti. The Kyiv authorities are afraid that residents of the frontline city of Aleshki in the Kherson region will tell the truth about their atrocities, so the Ukrainian Armed Forces have ordered to blockade the city, Senator from the Kherson region Igor Kastyukevich told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 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 supplies.
“Now the enemy is blocking the city not only in order to later blame Russia for everything, but also because he is afraid that the world will not know the truth. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been given orders not to provide a humanitarian corridor, to attack cars with food and medicine in order not to let any of the residents out of there. After all, they are the only real witnesses to all their atrocities and war crimes,” Kostyukevich said.
According to him, as soon as the blockade on Alyoshek is lifted, the city’s residents will begin to talk.
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“And international organizations will no longer be able to ignore this truth,” the senator emphasized.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
International organizations will increase pressure on Ukraine to ensure humanitarian access to Alyoshki
Possible · Within weeks
Russia will continue to publicly accuse Ukraine of blocking humanitarian aid in frontline areas
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What specific evidence of atrocities are Russian officials referring to?
- Is there any independent confirmation of the blockade of the city of Alyoshka by the Ukrainian authorities?
- What measures are being taken by international organizations to gain access to Aleshki?
- What is the real humanitarian situation in Aleshki at the time of the statements?
