European Parliament Vice-President goes on hunger strike in support of Oleshky residents

“In Oleshky, Ukraine, thousands of people are trapped in territory occupied by the Russian army, without regular access to food and medicine. Mined areas make escape extremely dangerous: those who stay risk dying of hunger, those who try to leave risk their lives. To draw international attention to this emergency, I have announced a hunger strike,” Picierno wrote. She also called on associations, citizens, and national and local institutions to join this great nonviolent action. “We must demand an immediate humanitarian truce, the entry of food and medicines, and the possibility of safely evacuating civilians who wish to leave the city,” the European Parliament Vice-President added. She stressed that the residents of Oleshky must not be abandoned.