Nobody has left Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, Lysychansk for occupied territory – Haidai

20.03.2022 02:28

Ukrinform

No one from the towns of Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, and Lysychansk, Luhansk region, has left for the occupied territories, while Russian invaders are spreading fakes about the contrary.

“The Russians prepare an information provocation. Russcists spread information that today they evacuated Ukrainians from Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, and Lysychansk to the occupied Luhansk, indicating the number of 350 people ... This is not true! None of the Ukrainians from Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, and Lysychansk left for the occupied territory!” Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai posted on Telegram.

According to him, the invaders forcibly demand that the residents of the occupied territories collect humanitarian aid allegedly for refugees.

But this is a lie, Haidai said.

"Towns are controlled by the Ukrainian authorities, the Russcists would not be able to take people out, the Armed Forces would not allow them, and people would not leave, because Luhansk region is Ukraine!!! Go to the killers?! Who do you take for fools?! Evacuate because of you and go to you?! Sick. Dumb. Illogical," wrote the Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration.

According to him, all residents of these towns of Luhansk region are already safe and heading to the west of the country.

As reported, 675 civilians were evacuated from the towns of Luhansk region on March 19.

On February 24, Russian president Putin announced the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops shell and destroy key infrastructure, massively fire on residential areas of Ukrainian cities, towns, and villages using artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, and ballistic missiles.