‘We will die’: Ukrainians eat weed to survive in Russian-held city

Ukraine’s Russian-occupied city of Oleshky is facing starvation, with around 2,000 civilians, including nearly 50 children, reportedly stranded as food supplies run out and evacuation efforts remain stalled, The Guardian reported.A woman trapped in the city told The Guardian that she had lost more than 40kg since the war began and was struggling to find enough food. “Right now, I’ve got absolutely nothing to eat,” she said, adding that the home where she spent last winter had been destroyed and burned.Oleshky, located across the Dnipro River from the Ukrainian-controlled city of Kherson, has been described by Ukrainians familiar with the situation as a “hell on earth”.Residents survive on one meal a dayFood supplies to Oleshky reportedly began drying up after May as Russian forces expanded minefields and drone coverage around the city, making deliveries increasingly difficult.Residents told The Guardian they were sometimes surviving on just one…