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- 1Last residents of occupied Oleshky 'eat weeds to survive'▼‘Hell on earth’: last residents eat weeds to survive in Russian-occupied Oleshky
A Guardian report describes Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in Ukraine's Kherson region, as 'hell on earth', saying the few remaining residents are reduced to eating weeds to survive. The account highlights severe food shortages, destroyed infrastructure and the dangers of life under occupation, drawing renewed attention to the humanitarian crisis in the occupied east bank of the Dnipro river.
- 2African Development Bank approves $5.1bn crisis response framework▼AfDB crisis response framework: up to $5.1bn for energy and fertiliser shocks
The African Development Bank has put in place a crisis response framework that could channel up to $5.1bn to help African countries cope with shocks to energy prices and fertiliser supplies. The facility is aimed at easing the impact of global price spikes and supply disruptions on food production and power costs across the continent.
- 3Ukraine airdrops 4 tons of food into occupied Oleshky by drone▼Ukrainian military delivers 4 tons of food to occupied Oleshky by drones, regional authorities said
Ukrainian forces delivered four tons of food to residents of Oleshky, a town in Kherson region under Russian occupation, using drones, regional authorities said. The operation highlights Kyiv's effort to support civilians cut off in occupied territory along the Dnipro River, and comes amid ongoing strikes and flooding aftermath affecting communities on the Russian-held bank.
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The Swiss National Bank is tracking how summer heat is affecting food prices, with hot weather potentially reducing crop yields and pushing up grocery inflation. The development matters because food costs feed directly into Switzerland's inflation outlook, which the central bank weighs when setting interest rate policy. No further details on the bank's assessment were given.