- More than 7,000 civilians are called to leave their homes in the Kharkiv region, on the Russian border in the northeast of the country.
- A measure which applies to seven localities and which concerns more than 1,700 children, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
The Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of more than 7,000 civilians from several localities in the Kharkiv region, on the Russian border in the northeast of the country, a sign of fears of a Russian advance. “Taking into account the security situation and the systematic attacks by the enemy, we are extending the compulsory evacuation zone”
regional governor Oleg Synegoubov said on Telegram.
This measure applies to seven localities and concerns more than 7,000 people, including more than 1,700 children, he said. The Ukrainian authorities regularly order evacuations of civilians in the east of the country, where most of the fighting has been concentrated for more than four years, but more rarely in other areas.
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