Hundreds of civilians remain in front-line towns and villages in Zaporizhzhia; evacuation is virtually impossible, - Regional Military Administration
Civilians remain in the frontline towns and villages of the Zaporizhzhia region, particularly in Orikhiv, Huliaipole and Stepnohirsk, despite the constant threat of Russian shelling. Due to the dangerous situation, it is virtually impossible to evacuate them.
This was reported by Oleksandr Kovalenko, a spokesperson for the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, during the national telethon ‘Yedyni Novyny’, according to Censor.NET.
According to him, there are fewer than 100 people left in Orikhiv, around 500 in Komyshuvaha, and approximately 100 civilians in Huliaipole, although the town is effectively within the strike range of Russian drones.
A further five people remain in Stepnohirsk, and 11 each in Malokaterynivka and Primorske.
Kovalenko emphasised that, due to the proximity of the fighting, it is currently virtually impossible to evacuate civilians from these settlements. Ukrainian military personnel are being deployed to assist with the evacuation.
As a reminder, over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 883 strikes on 48 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Three people were injured as a result of the attacks.
