Less than 2% of Kharkiv region still under occupation

Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, said this at a press conference, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"At this time, 29 settlements are under occupation, which is less than 2% of the territory of the region. We maintain contact with each of these settlements. Three of them are in the 'gray zone,' with active military operations taking place directly on their territory. We respond quickly to evacuation requests. There is no mass evacuation there. Those who wanted to leave have already done so," Syniehubov said.

According to him, stabilization measures are still ongoing in the liberated territories of the region.

"Stabilization measures were carried out on the territory, work is still ongoing. Unfortunately, we still have a large number of criminal proceedings being conducted by the National Police, the regional prosecutor's office, and the Security Service," he added.

After the full-scale invasion of the Kharkiv region, Russian troops temporarily captured 32% of the region's territory. Some settlements in the Kharkiv and Chuhuiv districts were liberated during a counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces last May, and almost the entire captured territory (settlements in the Chuhuiv, Izium, and Kupiansk districts) was liberated in September-October during a large-scale operation by Ukrainian defenders.