In the Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk region, the forced evacuation of families with children from 16 settlements was announced, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha said on Tuesday on social media, UNN reports.
The forced evacuation was announced from another 16 settlements in the Mykolaiv, Petropavlivka and Ukrainske communities of the Synelnykove district. Families with children should leave there within a month. Parents, guardians or legal representatives must take 2,177 boys and girls to safer areas
According to the head of the Regional Military Administration, the National Police and charitable organizations are helping families relocate. "They choose routes based on the security situation. Armored vehicles and body armor are being used," he explained.
"First, people are taken to transit centers. Then, if necessary, they are helped with accommodation," Hanzha said.