Kseniia Arkhipova

“They don't let people go on these village roads that are not mined,”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova said Russian forces restrict residents' movement on unm mined village roads.

“They kick the old people out,”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova said Russian forces steal food and evict residents from homes with electricity.

“is on its last breath,”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova described Oleshky's hospital as being near collapse.

“Then their corpses are lying on the street. These corpses are eaten by dogs.”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova said corpses of Russian soldiers lie on the street and are eaten by dogs.

“They were blown up. And then they were shot,”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova described a Sept. 1 attack on a food-supply convoy heading to Oleshky.

“She said, 'I don't have my passport, everything burned down. There was an attack on the house.' They said, 'No, you are a spy.'”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova recounted the interrogation of one evacuee who lost her identity documents.

“There are only [Russian] soldiers who openly say they don't care, 'We came here to earn money.'”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova described Russian soldiers in the area saying they came to earn money.

“They interrogated a girl for four hours,”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova described the interrogation faced by one evacuee at a Russian checkpoint.

“follow each other step by step”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova described how those walking the mined road to Radensk dodge explosives.

“If the hospital closes, the city will die. There is no fuel in the hospital. There is no medicine.”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova warned of the consequences if Oleshky's hospital closes.

“Then the drones flew in and attacked so that the drivers remained alive, just hit the motors so that the oil leaked out. Drivers then walked back by foot for 100 kilometers.”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova described a Sept. 1 attack on a food-supply convoy heading to Oleshky.

“but it only prolongs the agony”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova said hospital staff can only prolong the agony of those they treat.

“Because there is simply nothing to eat. While there was something to eat, people just stayed in their homes,”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova explained why more locals began to leave Oleshky on foot after the food supply collapse.

“There's no leadership there,”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova said there is little organization behind the Russian lines.

“They live there, exist for a while. They move around the city by foot, and Ukrainian drones are chasing them,”

Kseniia Arkhipova · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Arkhipova described Russian troops moving through the city on foot while pursued by Ukrainian drones.