Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of food, water, medical and other humanitarian supplies being cut off from civilians in Oleshky, in Kherson province.

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 19 October 2026 to PQ 31184. The Government remains deeply concerned by reports of deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Oleshky, including constraints on access to essential supplies. We continue to call on Russia to allow unimpeded humanitarian access and comply with international law.

We welcome the announced localised ceasefire in Oleshky and support any progress which protects civilians, enables humanitarian assistance to reach those in need, and builds towards a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.