Family with children evacuated from Vuhledar. Another child remains in city

As of 7 February, the situation in Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, is tense; the Russian forces are trying to occupy the city. Meanwhile, the civilian population is being evacuated. 

At this moment, one child remains in the city, the police of Donetsk Oblast reports. 

Recently, law enforcement officers have evacuated a family with children out of Vuhledar.

The mother, Tetiana, her spouse Andrii and their children, 10-year old Daria and 7-year old Kostyantyn, lived in the cellar of an apartment building near partially occupied Pavlivka. 

"When they entered the cellar, the parents said that they didn’t have any children. They were afraid. We gave them some time to gather their belongings and evacuated them within two weeks", says Andrii Drumov, the Head of Repair and Rehabilitation Regiment of Volnovakha.

The children were taken out in helmets and special vests with "Kids" written on them. These are meant to protect them from possible shell fragments.

The family heads to their relatives’ home in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. 

During the day on 6 February, heavy shelling of Mariinka was recorded in Donetsk Oblast; intense combat was taking place near Bakhmut, Soledar, and Vuhledar. It is known that at least 6 buildings were destroyed in the city during the day.

Russian invaders tell residents of Donetsk Oblast that they had orders to capture the cities of Vuhledar and Zaporizhzhia in February.

According to law enforcement officers, there is one child left in Vuhledar.

About 5,990 civilians, of which approximately 200 are children, remain in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, where fierce battles with the occupiers continue.

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