Today, about 70 thousand people remain in the Luhansk region. It is not yet possible to calculate the exact number of civilian deaths.
About 280 thousand citizens have left the territory of the Lugansk region, which is under the control of Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the Lugansk regional military administration Serhiy Gaidai at a briefing at the Ukraine Media Center.
“350,000 people lived in the territory of the Lugansk region controlled by Ukraine, along the established demarcation line, now there are about 70,000 people left. People left either on their own or with the help of volunteers , charitable organizations, we were able to organize the evacuation of about 40,000 people.They all went to the west of Ukraine, all were given a roof over their heads, they had shelter, they were given normal food, clothing, products in hygiene and medical care if necessary.Then they decide for themselves – can go to European countries, or look for work locally, or simply They are waiting for our success and de -occupation, “he said.
According to Gaidai, now the evacuation is slower.
“There are people who don’t want to go, because they believe their threat will overwhelm them. We don’t evacuate people by force – we have evacuation, not deportation. Evacuation goes on every day, no matter how many people there are. agreed – at least a thousand, at least a hundred, at least twenty people, “said the head of UVA.
He also noted that it was impossible to count the number of civilians killed, but the losses were very high.
“It is impossible to estimate the number of civilians killed, because we are in horrible, very difficult conditions. In Popasnaya and Rubizhnoye, there are fighting in the cities, the dead are buried only in the yards of neighbors and relatives fragmented, and we collected them within two days, because the shelling did not stop.The communities near the town of Gorskoye were almost two months under shelling, the shelling did not stop inside of a day, and many dead lies. in the streets, pick up and count them impossible, unfortunately, “Gaidai added.
According to him, fighting continues in the cities of Popasnaya and Rubezhnoye.
“There were positional fighting in the cities of Rubizhne and Popasnaya, the enemy was helpless, they lost people and equipment there, our personnel lowered drones, shot down planes on the border of the Luhansk and Kharkov regions Kremennaya, unfortunately, was already under the Orcs, they had already entered the city. Our defenders had been there for almost two months, the enemy shot every meter of our defense line. Shelter there. Our defenders have retreated, buried themselves in new positions and continue to fight more effectively, “the UVA chief said.
He noted that all the critical infrastructure was destroyed and could not be repaired, everything had to be rebuilt.
It will be recalled that almost the entire Lugansk region was left without electricity due to shelling.
Residents of the Luhansk region were urged to leave for a safe place
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Source: korrespondent
