Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Around 30,000 Residents Remain In Sloviansk Community


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Vadym Liakh, head of the Sloviansk City Military Administration, stated this during a TV broadcast, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"This month, a significantly larger number of people have left. Approximately 30,000 residents remain in the Sloviansk community. But I can still see that people are remaining, including children, unfortunately. Therefore, they need to leave urgently," the head of the community said.

He recalled that before the full-scale invasion, almost 100,000 people lived in the city.

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According to Liakh, the situation along evacuation routes is currently deteriorating: Russian forces are striking them and disrupting logistics.

At the same time, he added that there are no problems with leaving and that all that is needed is the willingness to evacuate. "The sooner a person leaves, the safer it will be," the head of the military administration emphasized.

As reported, according to the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, as of August 19, there were 36,000 civilians in the Sloviansk community.

On August 21, the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk region was officially recognized as an area of active hostilities.

Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

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