Gaidai named the meeting places for the evacuation.
Chairman of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Haidai called residents of the region to evacuate before the threat of shelling.
“Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Rubizhne, Mountain Community, Popasna – evacuated from settlements on Sunday, April 17,” he said on Facebook. span>
According to him, Russian troops disrupted the evacuation by shelling the center of Lysychansk during the “silence regime”.
“Of course, they benefit from the fact that people stay and suffer from the 'Russian world.' force, especially without documents and human rights, “Gaidai said.
He stressed that the Ukrainian armed forces are confident in their defense. “But don't become potential hostages of the Russians. Take care – free buses are waiting for you,” he added.
The head of the OVA named the meeting places for the evacuation on April 17:
- Severodonetsk: Khimikiv Avenue, 28;
- Lysychansk: GTV (RTI), 40 years of Victory; street Saussure, 324, DSNS;
- Popasna: str. Shcherbakova, 1;
- Mountain: street Gagarin, 13a;
- Lower: Parkova, 13;
- Rubizhne: st. Chekhov, 11.
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« Ukrzaliznytsia has published the schedule of additional evacuation trains for April 17. However, the UZ website warned that the weather may change, it is worth following the updates.
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