2023-05-05 13:41:00
Russia has announced a partial evacuation of 18 localities under Russian occupation in the Zaporizhia region in southern Ukraine, as kyiv claims to be preparing an imminent offensive.
Russia announced on Friday a partial evacuation of 18 localities under Russian occupation in the region of Zaporijjia, in the south of Ukraine, at a time when kyiv claims to be preparing an imminent offensive.
“In recent days, the enemy has increased the bombing of localities located in the direct vicinity of the line of contact,” said Evgeny Balitsky, the regional manager installed by Moscow, on Telegram.
“For this reason, it was decided to first remove children with their parents, the elderly and disabled, hospital patients, enemy fire and move them inside the region” , he continued, assuring that the evacuations would be “temporary”.
Among the 18 localities concerned is in particular Energodar, the city where the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant is located, controlled by the Russian army since March 2022 and repeatedly targeted by shots, raising fears of a disaster.
Last fall, Russian occupation authorities announced similar evacuations in the Kherson region, shortly before an offensive that saw the Ukrainian army retake the regional capital from Russian occupation.
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