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Starving on the front lines: Food supply in crisis as Ukraine fights Russia
Key takeaways
- Photos of emaciated Ukrainians reveal their conditions, as Russian soldiers also struggle with meagre rations.
- The group had reportedly been starving on the front line after up to 17 days without food deliveries and months without rotation.
- “Fighters faint because of starvation, they drink rainwater,” Anastasia Silchuk, whose husband serves in the 14th Mechanised Brigade, said on social media on April 22.
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Photos of emaciated Ukrainians reveal their conditions, as Russian soldiers also struggle with meagre rations.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Ukraine has said food shortages must not become 'systemic' after a soldier's wife shared these images on social media, showing emaciated troops [Handout/@i.petrovna_]By Mansur Mirovalev Published On 12 May 202612 May 2026Kyiv, Ukraine – Pleas and photos of four emaciated soldiers roiled Ukraine in late April.
The group had reportedly been starving on the front line after up to 17 days without food deliveries and months without rotation.
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