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Evacuation efforts ongoing in Donetsk region as front-line threat looms

Selydove, Kurakhove, and Hirnyk are effectively on the front line, with Ukrainian soldiers expelling occupying forces from some streets in Selydove just yesterday. However, the occupiers have managed to establish a presence in nearby mines and fields.

20 September 2024, 02:15 PM

Forest fire triggers partial evacuation in Andriivka, Kharkiv Oblast

In the Izyum district of Kharkiv Oblast, a partial evacuation of residents from three streets in Andriivka was announced due to a forest fire, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said on Sept. 18.

18 September 2024, 06:59 PM

Russia orders mandatory evacuation in two Kursk districts amid security concern

A mandatory evacuation for two districts was announced by Kursk Oblast Governor Oleksiy Smirnov on Sept. 16.

16 September 2024, 06:57 PM

Kharkiv to evacuate 269 children from 29 settlements due to war

The Kharkiv Defense Council ordered the forced evacuation of 269 children from 29 Kupyansk district settlements, according to regional governor Oleh Synehubov on Sept. 12.

12 September 2024, 02:48 PM

Russian attack destroys overpass, disrupts water supply in Pokrovsk, governor urges evacuation

An overpass and a filtration station in Pokrovsk in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast have been destroyed in a Russian attack, leaving the frontline city without running water, regional governor Vadym Filashkin reported on Telegram on Sept. 12.

12 September 2024, 11:31 AM

Russia not allowing its citizens to evacuate from combat zone in Kursk Oblast – Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russia is not providing an evacuation corridor for its citizens who want to leave the combat zone in Kursk Oblast, Vadym Mysnyk, spokesperson for the Siversk operational-tactical group of troops, said on the national television.

1 September 2024, 04:30 PM

‘The situation is very difficult’: Banks in Pokrovsk to cease operations next week

As of Aug. 28, 38,000 residents remain in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, including 1,900 children. Starting next week, bank branches in the city will cease operations, leaving only ATMs available, Vadym Filashkin, Donetsk regional governor, reported.

28 August 2024, 06:39 PM

Drone attack sparks fire near ammunition depot in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast, prompting evacuation

A drone attacked a Russian army ammunition depot in Voronezh Oblast, causing a fire, regional governor Alexander Gusev wrote on Telegram early on Aug. 28.

28 August 2024, 07:43 AM

Days left to evacuate Myrnohrad, official warns

Residents of Myrnohrad, Donetsk Oblast, have just several days to leave the city before it’s directly threatened by advancing Russian troops, Acting Head of the Myrnohrad Military Administration Yuriy Tretyak told RFE/RL on Aug. 19.

20 August 2024, 12:32 AM

Pokrovsk residents face evacuation deadline as Russian military advances in Donetsk

Residents of Pokrovsk, located in Ukraine's Donetsk region, have just one to two weeks to evacuate, given the pace of the Russian army's advance, local governor Serhiy Dobryak said on Aug. 19.

19 August 2024, 12:46 PM

Indian nationals urged to leave three Russian oblasts bordering Ukraine

The Indian Embassy in Moscow urged Indian nationals to evacuate from Russia’s Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk oblasts, the officials' wrote on Facebook on Aug. 14.

15 August 2024, 02:22 PM

Russia orders mandatory evacuation of entire district bordering Ukraine

The Operational Headquarters of Russia's Kursk Oblast has ordered the mandatory evacuation of the entire Glushkovsky district bordering with Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, regional governor Alexei Smirnov announced on Telegram late on Aug. 14.

15 August 2024, 07:56 AM

Ukraine offers to evacuate Russian civilians from Kursk Oblast

Ukraine’s Reintegration Ministry has launched a round-the-clock hotline for residents of Russia's Kursk Oblast who wish to evacuate to Ukraine or require humanitarian aid, Ukraine’s Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk announced on Aug. 14.

15 August 2024, 02:05 AM

Nearly 4,000 evacuated from Sumy Oblast amid Ukraine's Kursk offensive

Over the past week, 3,800 people have been evacuated from frontline regions in Sumy Oblast, local governor Volodymyr Artyukh reported on national TV on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 06:15 PM

Russian authorities announce evacuation from Belgorod border district

Russia’s Belgorod Oblast has announced the evacuation of residents from the Krasnoyaruzhsky district, which borders Ukraine, according to regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on Telegram on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 12:45 PM

Emergency in Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast: evacuations ordered, military airfield hit, people face power outages

State of Emergency has been declared in Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast after a massive overnight drone attack causing a large fire at a military airfield with further detonations, regional governor Igor Artamonov reported on Telegram on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 10:51 AM

Ukraine evacuates hundreds of children from Donetsk region amid Russian advance

The evacuation of children from 28 towns in Ukraine’s Donetsk region is underway, with 372 families, including 481 children, leaving on Aug. 6, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 04:54 PM

Donetsk Oblast officials announce forced evacuation of families with children from five settlements

Families with children will be forcibly evacuated from five settlements of Pokrovsk and Kramatorsk districts in Donetsk Oblast, Donetsk Oblast Military Administration (OVA) press service reported on Facebook on July 30.

1 August 2024, 07:47 AM

Six civilians injured by Russian tripwire during evacuation attempt in Kharkiv Oblast

Six people were injured by a Russian tripwire detonation while attempting to evacuate the temporarily occupied village of Starytsia in Kharkiv Oblast, the regional Prosecutor's Office reported on Telegram on July 12.

12 July 2024, 05:25 PM

Drone attack sets off explosions at ammunition depot in Voronezh Oblast — video

A state of emergency and evacuation of residents has been declared by Voronezh Oblast Governor Alexander Gusev in a settlement near an ammunition depot that caught fire following a drone attack on the morning of July 7.

7 July 2024, 11:00 AM

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