92 people, including 10 children, evacuated from Pokrovsk district over past week
2024/09/09 - 20:21
Ukrainian rescue workers evacuated 92 people, including 10 children and a person with limited mobility, from frontline settlements in Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast over the past week.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES)
Details: SES reports that they also helped 305 people, including 49 children and 43 people with limited mobility.
Quote: "Dear citizens! It is becoming increasingly dangerous to stay in Donetsk Oblast. Rescue workers are risking their own lives to keep people safe. Do not hesitate, evacuate!"
Background:
- On 5 September, the Myrnohrad City Military Administration announced the evacuation trains will no longer travel from Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast due to the worsening security situation.
- The Pavlohrad station in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast became the initial departure station for the evacuation trains transporting people from Donetsk Oblast.
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