"Finally people want to leave": 70 people evacuated from Lysychansk

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022, 11:45 AM

About 70 residents have been evacuated from Lysychansk and surrounding settlements

Source: the head of the Luhansk Oblast Military Administration Serhii Haidai

Direct speech: "Finally. Our people want to leave en masse. It took 110 days of survival under fire. About 70 residents have been evacuated from Lisichansk and surrounding settlements."

Details: Haidai noted that"evacuation now is a bunch of risk stages."

First, police officers, rescuers and volunteers have to reach people who must then run to a car under fire. This is followed by hours of travel to a safer location, during which they are risking their lives. Then they spend the night waiting for the next move to a safe place.

Direct speech: "The shelling is so powerful that people can't stand it in shelters, their psychological state is at breaking point. The last few days – residents, finally, without further ado, are ready to go. If only in silence…

What is happening in the Luhansk region is a real hell, but we cannot lose as long as there is an opportunity to save at least one life, we will save it."

Details: Haidai published a video taken by BBC journalists, Luhansk region police, and volunteers.