Long curfew introduced in Kramatorsk: to last 19 hours a day

- 13 October, 14:20
Photo: Olha Kyrylenko, Ukrainska Pravda

From 1 November, the curfew will last from 16:00 to 11:00 in all government-controlled areas of Donetsk Oblast, except for two hromadas. In particular, the restrictions will also apply to the city of Kramatorsk. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Source: Oleksandr Honcharenko, Head of Kramatorsk City Military Administration

Details: Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, reported that during a meeting of the Oblast Defence Council, an agreement was reached to expand the area of the "long" curfew.

From 1 November, the curfew will last from 16:00 to 11:00 across all government-controlled areas of Donetsk Oblast, with the exception of the Oleksandrivka and Cherkaske hromadas.

Background:

  • On 11 October, Donetsk Oblast Military Administration decided to expand the area of mandatory forced evacuation of children from certain areas of Kramatorsk.
  • On the morning of 8 October, Russian forces attacked Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast; a strike on two shuttle buses left 30 people dead and 18 injured.

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