The authorities in Sloviansk have initiated a mandatory evacuation of children from specific neighborhoods deemed at high risk of Russian shelling. This decision comes in response to ongoing military threats in the region.
According to local officials, the evacuation will focus on certain streets and alleys, including:
- V’yacheslava Chornovola
- Myronivska
- Karpatska
- Shakhtarska
- Ordenonositsiv
- Lysychanska
- Popova
- Navska
- Rostovska
- Taganrozhka
- Pirohova
- Stepova
- Seleznivska
- Shyroka
- Velykodnya
- Sel’yanska
- Livoberezhna
- Verbova
- Makiivska
- A. Solov’yanka
- H. Tymofeeva
- Kurortna
- Sichova
- Moldavska
- Energetykiv
- Podilska
- Azovska
- B. Hrinchenka
- Podilska
- Krynychna
- Myronivskyi
- Karpatskyi
- Shakhtarskyi
- Burshtynovyi
- Rayhorodskyi
- Livoberezhnyi
- Shyrokyi
- Sel’yanskyi
The evacuation order has been submitted for approval to the Coordination Headquarters for Evacuation Measures and Effective Response to Mass Population Movements. The head of the regional administration emphasized the priority of protecting the lives of children, who are unable to make decisions about evacuation on their own.
This announcement follows a recent attack on March 10, when Russian forces targeted the center of Sloviansk with aerial bombs, resulting in civilian casualties and injuries. The strikes specifically hit densely populated residential areas, including an apartment building.
In Sloviansk, a mandatory evacuation of children from high-risk neighborhoods has commenced due to ongoing threats from Russian shelling. This follows a recent attack that resulted in civilian casualties.