Donetsk region expands mandatory child evacuations as security deteriorates

Ukrainian authorities in the Donetsk region have broadened mandatory evacuations for families with children, now encompassing specific areas within Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, and Bilenke, alongside the entirety of Pryvillia and Malotaranivka. The head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Vadym Filashkin, described this as "a difficult but necessary decision" to safeguard minors. Sloviansk's military administration head, Vadym Liakh, specified that the Slavkurort, Cherevkivka, and Khimik microdistricts are included in the expanded order for Sloviansk.

Meanwhile, evacuation efforts persist amid worsening security. Volunteers recently assisted twelve individuals, including three injured and one with limited mobility, from Druzhkivka and the Kostiantynivka community. The head of Mykolaivka's military administration highlighted the deteriorating conditions there, with intense shelling sometimes forcing residents to evacuate on foot. One 72-year-old woman, injured in an attack, walked approximately 10 kilometers over four days from Kostiantynivka to Druzhkivka before being evacuated by the "Proliska" mission.

Sources: Громадське, Радіо Свобода, Суспільне Новини, Українська правда.