Families with children being forcibly evacuated from seven villages 50 km from Kharkiv

Kharkiv Oblast authorities have ordered a mandatory evacuation of families with children from seven settlements in the Staryi Saltiv hromada located around 50 km from the city of Kharkiv. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration

Details: The decision covers the villages of Bereznyky, Vyshneve, Hontarivka, Metalivka, Radkove, Zarichne and Shyroke. The most recent data indicate that 25 children remain there.

Syniehubov urged families with children to leave the danger zones immediately, stressing that it is a matter of life and death.

He said evacuation routes are already in place and temporary accommodation has been arranged.

He also said evacuated families will receive assistance in obtaining internally displaced person status, access to payments and humanitarian support.

Background: A police vehicle evacuating civilians in Kharkiv Oblast was completely destroyed after it was hit by a Russian drone on the evening of 14 January.

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