Kostiantynivka: 4,800 residents still in the city, evacuation remains possible

Yevhen Kizilov - 12 November, 20:53

Anti-drone nets over the roads in Kostiantynivka. Photo: The 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade Kholodnyi Yar

Donetsk Oblast Military Administration has said that evacuation from the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast remains possible, as 4,800 people are still in the city.

Source: Ukrinform citing Dmytro Petlin, representative of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration (OMA), during an online press briefing

Quote: "There are currently 4,900 people remaining in the Kostiantynivka hromada itself, and in the city of Kostiantynivka the figure is nearly the same – 4,800 residents." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Details: Petlin says that volunteers can still access the city on armoured vehicles, which means civilians can evacuate.

He added that there is currently one route out of Kostiantynivka: Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka – Druzhkivka – Kramatorsk, then on to safer oblasts.

Background: Soldiers from the 28th Separate Mechanised Brigade have reported that they thwarted an attempt by Russian forces to break into the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, forcing the Russians to retreat with losses.

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