America News Agency

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that, at Ukraine's request, the humanitarian situation in the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky was urgently addressed at the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

In a statement on social media, Sybiha said the international community's message to Russia was clear, stressing that international organizations must be granted full, safe and unhindered access to Oleshky and that civilians must urgently be provided with food, medicine and safe exit options.

Sybiha said the Ukrainian delegation had refuted Moscow's claims and wartime propaganda regarding the real causes of the humanitarian situation in Oleshky, and thanked Switzerland's OSCE Chairpersonship and the countries participating in the meeting for condemning Russia's actions.

Sybiha also noted that the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is documenting crimes alleged to have been committed by Russia and is helping to keep the situation in Oleshky on the international agenda.

Sybiha said political calls must be turned into concrete action, urging full and immediate access for humanitarian aid, increased pressure on Russia and accountability for those said to be responsible for the humanitarian situation faced by civilians.