Kyiv on Wednesday announced the mandatory evacuation of certain parts of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region
A statement by Ukraine’s Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories said the decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk
The statement said the evacuation particularly concerns the region's Pokrovsk district
particularly the cities of Pokrovsk and Rodynske
indicating that a reception point has been set up for the evacuation
It further said that evacuated children and those accompanying them will be provided with free shelter
Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin announced the evacuation of families with children from Pokrovsk city
“When our cities are within range of virtually any enemy weapon
the decision to evacuate is necessary and inevitable,” Filashkin said
Pokrovsk is a key front in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war
where Moscow has regularly claimed control over settlements during its offensive
Russia claimed to have captured the settlement of Zhelanne
located around 21 kilometers (13 miles) southeast of Pokrovsk
Ukrainian authorities have not yet commented on Russia's claims
and independent verification of the claims is difficult due to the ongoing war
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