The head of the Zaporizhzhya OVA Oleksandr Starukh noted that residents of the Zaporozhye region should leave the war zone.
" People were afraid of the first shelling, but now they are used to it... Despite this, we urge our fellow countrymen to leave the combat zone. For us, it is a priority to save people's lives. If there is life and health, everything can be rebuilt.
If there is neither life nor health, then there is no need to rebuild anything, so we strive to save people, unfortunately, there are cases of civilian deaths in the occupied territories due to the actions of Russian invaders,"
The head of the OVA also noted that 80% of the residents left some settlements, and some left earlier, but are now returning again..
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The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) does not record the preparation of Russian troops for an offensive on Zaporozhye.