Residents of Donetsk Oblast advised to evacuate ahead of hostilities

Roman Petrenko — Friday, 10 June 2022, 12:36

Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, is asking residents of Sloviansk and Bakhmut to evacuate and not wait until the hostilities reach their homes.

Source: Kyrylenko on Telegram

Quote from Kyrylenko: "Information is being circulated on social networks to say that evacuation from Sloviansk and Bakhmut will be banned during an escalation of hostilities. This is false.

We evacuate everyone, even under enemy fire.

It is important that evacuation is timely. Every departure  under fire is a threat not only to the people leaving but  also to those who are getting them out.

Therefore, I call once again: evacuate! Don't wait for active hostilities to reach your home! "

Background: The defenders have been able to persuade and secretly evacuate 66 people, including 6 children, from Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast.

On 30 May, the head of Luhansk Oblast, Serhii Haidai, reported that the evacuation from the region had stopped - the occupiers fired on a car being used in the evacuation and killed a French journalist.