Some 11,000 residents remain in active combat zone in Donetsk Oblast, all children evacuated

Aftermath of fighting in Donetsk Oblast. Stock photo: Getty Images

Dmytro Petlin, a representative of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, has said that 11,000 civilians remain in active combat areas in Donetsk Oblast, while all children have been evacuated.

Source: a Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform

Quote: "About 11,000 people remain in the hromadas classified as active combat zones – 19 hromadas in total. There are no children left in these hromadas." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Some 11,000 residents remain in active combat zone in Donetsk Oblast, all children evacuated

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