In the temporarily occupied territories, there is once again a shortage of medicines, the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine said.

"The pharmacies in temporarily occupied territories do not have a sufficient quantity of necessary medicines. And those that are available are called 'chalk' by local residents, probably because of their low quality," the ministry's press service said in a statement, citing the National Resistance Center.

It is noted that most of the delivered medicines are sent to hospitals for the needs of the occupiers. "Local residents receive medicines on a residual basis. And village residents are generally forced to get to regional centers, despite the lack of transport links," the ministry said.