他们步行、骑自行车或骑电动滑板车逃离。尽管面临无人机袭击和地雷的持续威胁，最近几天仍有几十名平民踏上逃离家园、逃离赫尔松州奥列什基这座地狱般城市的旅程。
They fled on foot, by bike or by scooter. Despite the constant threat of drone attacks and landmines, several dozen civilians set out in recent days to escape the hell of their city, Oleshky, in Ukraine's Kherson region.
奥列什基位于前线，自2022年2月24日入侵第一天起就处于俄罗斯占领之下，自5月以来面临严重的食品和药品短缺。
Located on the front line, Oleshky has been under Russian occupation since the first day of the invasion on February 24, 2022, and has faced severe shortages of food and medicine since May.
乌克兰人权专员办公室于10月8日星期四宣布，与俄罗斯就建立“安全人道主义机制”的谈判正在进行，但迄今为止尚无“实质性进展”以允许有组织地撤离平民。基辅指责俄罗斯阻挠援助物资运送和撤离行动。莫斯科承认存在“人道主义危机”，但将责任归咎于乌克兰当局。奥列什基的人道主义灾难引起了国际社会日益增长的关注。
The office of the Ukrainian Defender of Rights announced on Thursday, October 8, that talks with Russia were ongoing to establish a "safe humanitarian mechanism," but that so far there had been "no concrete progress" that would allow the organized evacuation of the civilian population. Kyiv accused Russia of blocking aid deliveries and evacuation efforts. Moscow acknowledged a "humanitarian crisis" but blamed Ukrainian authorities. The humanitarian disaster in Oleshky has drawn growing international concern.
联合国人权事务高级专员福尔克·图尔克于10月2日谴责了“绝望的条件，没有自来水、电力或燃气”。
Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned on October 2 the "desperate conditions, without running water, electricity, or gas."
欧盟将局势描述为“恐怖”，并表示正在“利用一切可用途径促进援助”。
The European Union described the situation as "horrific" and stated it was "using every available avenue to facilitate assistance."
9月底，欧洲委员会人权专员迈克尔·奥弗拉赫蒂表示对“迅速恶化的人道主义危机”感到“震惊”，并呼吁立即停火、“无阻碍”进入城市以及“安全撤离”平民。
At the end of September, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty said he was "alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis" and called for an immediate ceasefire, "unhindered" access to the city, and the "safe evacuation" of civilians.