Forced evacuation of 29 more settlements announced in Kharkiv region
Kyiv • UNN
In the Kharkiv region, 269 children will be compulsorily evacuated from 29 settlements in the Kupyansk district. Since May 10, 15,031 people, including 1,282 children, have been evacuated due to enemy activity in the north of the region.
In Kharkiv region, another 29 settlements in the Kupyansk district will be evacuated. It is planned to evacuate another 269 children, RMA head Oleh Syniehubov said on Thursday, UNN reports.
"Today, the Regional Defense Council decided to forcibly evacuate 269 children from 29 settlements of Kupyansk district," Sinegubov wrote on Telegram.
According to him, the children are planned to be taken out of the country:
- Kupyanska TG - 10 settlements, 158 children.
- Kurylivska TG - 6 settlements, 41 children.
- Kindrashivska TG - 13 settlements, 70 children.
As of today, 10 families have been evacuated.
Syniehubov said that all evacuees would receive material assistance from international partners, including the UN, as well as humanitarian, psychological, and legal support.
All those who need it receive temporary accommodation or, with the support of Ukrzaliznytsia, assistance in evacuating to other regions of Ukraine.
Addendum
Since May 10, after the enemy intensified its activities in the north of the region, 15,031 people have been evacuated from Vovchansk and Lypkyi directions, including 1,282 children.
