The Donetsk OMA starts forced evacuation of families with children from the Pokrovsk community

The Donetsk Oblast Military Administration is initiating the forced evacuation of families with children from the Pokrovsk community. This was announced by the head of the administration, Vadym Filashkin, on Telegram on the afternoon of August 19.

"There are still more than 53,000 people living here, including nearly 4,000 children, but recently the front line has moved too close to Pokrovsk, and this requires an appropriate response. Therefore, at an emergency meeting of the regional commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergencies, it was decided to mandatorily evacuate children along with their parents, guardians, or other legal representatives from the cities of Pokrovsk and Rodynske, and the villages of Hnativka, Dachenske, Zhovte, Zelene, Lysivka, Novopavlivka, Novoukrainka, Pushkine, Rih, Sukhyi Yar, Roza, and Chunyshyne", - he stated.

"The safety of children is the responsibility of adults. When our cities fall within the reach of virtually any enemy weapon, the decision to evacuate becomes necessary and inevitable. Evacuation saves lives!", - emphasized Filashkin.

It was previously reported that residents of Pokrovsk have one to two weeks to evacuate.