Since the beginning of the full-scale evacuation of the population from the Donetsk region, which started on August 2, 5,575 people have been evacuated from the region, which is three-quarters of the population. This was announced by the head of the Donetsk OVA Pavel Kirilenko.

" From the moment (beginning - ed.. ) of mandatory evacuation, as of today, 5575 people have already been evacuated,"

He also noted that some residents decide to return, despite the mandatory evacuation..

" 670 thousand now remain about 350 thousand of the population. This figure is somewhat floating - from 350,000 to 380,000, because some decide to return,"

The special commission previously analyzed the state of the water supply and electricity networks, taking into account the complete absence of gas, and decided on the mandatory evacuation of the population on the eve of winter. Explanatory work is carried out for the population on how to evacuate and what assistance they can receive.

Most people are evacuated by train from Pokrovsk, where they organized transportation by evacuation buses. The state fully covers all costs associated with logistics, financial support and accommodation for those wishing to evacuate. It was also decided to help large families with laptops for further education of children..

“People think that summer will continue, that later they can turn on the heater, or they will bring firewood to the private sector, or the front will move and the threat will pass,” says Irina Vereshchuk about the mood of Donbass residents.. “This attitude can turn into a real threat to children for everyone who is left to live in dangerous territory in the absence of heat, light and under shelling.”.

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The authorities expect that up to 500,000 residents of Zaporozhye, Kherson and Kharkiv regions will be evacuated from the southern and eastern regions to the western ones.

It is planned to resettle migrants in non-working schools and kindergartens and dormitories of educational institutions. To date, only 0.4% of the total number of educational institutions, where 58 thousand live, are occupied by immigrants.. IDP.