The city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region will be closed for entry and exit. Despite the proximity to the front line and constant shelling, according to Sergei Dobryak, as of October 30, there are still 11 thousand 900 people left there, of which 55 are children. So far, the pace of evacuation has slowed, but families with children are leaving.
The head of the MBA noted that the Defense Forces are partially blocking the outskirts of the city and called on the townspeople to evacuate in order to save life and health. He also noted that the winter for those who remain will be very difficult both in terms of security, because the Russian army is moving towards the city, and in terms of comfort – now 80% of the infrastructure in Pokrovsk has been destroyed by shelling.
Consequently, the heating season will not begin in the city. In addition, some people will be forced to survive without light. In the Pokrovskaya community there has been no electricity in six settlements for more than a month and there is no way to restore it. So far, there is a city hospital in the city, but not at full strength, and several family doctors.
We encourage people to leave at least for the winter, because in the cold it will be very difficult, because there will be no heating season, but there will be heating points,” Dobryak emphasized.
Later, in a comment to Obshchestvenny, Sergei Dobryak clarified that his words spoken on the air of the United News marathon did not concern the complete blocking of the city for entry and exit.
Fortifications are being built in Pokrovsk, and we are already entering the city, and certain areas of the city will be blocked, so we ask you to leave these areas, and not to enter or leave the city. Currently, several trains have already been built in the city, which will partially block the streets and Pokrovskaya microdistricts,” he explained.
Dobryak also recalled that the layered defense of the Pokrovsk community has been built since 2022.
Source: Racurs
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