European Parliament Vice-President Ends Hunger Strike Over Occupied Oleshky
A Vice-President of the European Parliament has stopped a hunger strike after receiving guarantees of humanitarian aid and evacuation for residents of occupied Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region. The news was reported via a statement by Lubinets.
A Vice-President of the European Parliament has ended a hunger strike tied to the situation in occupied Oleshky, a town in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. The protest stopped after guarantees were given that humanitarian aid would be provided and that residents of the town would be evacuated.
The outlet Ukrainska Pravda reports that she agreed to end the strike, citing Lubinets, who is named in the headline.
The source report gives no further details. It does not say who provided the guarantees, when aid deliveries or the evacuation are due to begin, or how many people could be affected.
