Russia Blocks Food Aid in Rubizhne, Blames Drones; 2,000 Starved in Oleshky
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Officials say Moscow is orchestrating a food shortage in the occupied Ukrainian city of Rubizhne by blocking civilian deliveries, then blaming Ukrainian drones for the crisis. The tactic mirrors a strategy used in the city of Oleshky, where 2,000 people starved after Russian forces prevented aid from entering. In Rubizhne, Russian troops are reportedly filming the resulting hunger to produce propaganda, accusing Ukraine of causing the scarcity.