No “mass evacuation” from Zaporizhzhia region, regional chief says
Ivan Fedorov, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, stated this during a briefing in response to a question from Ukrinform.
“There is no mass evacuation from Zaporizhzhia region. From some communities where we see an escalation, we are now ensuring the evacuation of people. These are dozens, not hundreds, of individuals. The most difficult situation is in Huliaipole, from where we evacuate 10–20 people daily. Slightly over 400 people still live there, and evacuation continues every day. If there is a need to carry out more evacuations, we will provide them. The main thing is that people are willing to leave,” he said.
According to the head of the regional administration, mandatory evacuation of families with children from frontline communities is currently in effect. This process is nearly complete. The evacuations have been carried out by the National Police and volunteers.
“This morning, we held a meeting on this issue. Unfortunately, there are situations where it is extremely difficult for us to carry out an evacuation because parents refuse to leave. Our task is dialogue, even when we are talking about mandatory evacuation,” Fedorov explained.
As reported earlier, 501 children remain in the forced evacuation zone in Donetsk region.
In November, due to enemy shelling, mandatory evacuation of families with children was announced in five settlements across three territorial communities in Zaporizhzhia district. A total of 20 families with 36 children must be evacuated from those dangerous areas.
