Nearly 1,000 civilians evacuated from north of Kharkiv Oblast in 2 days

The north of Kharkiv Oblast. Screenshot: Deepstatemap

A total of 970 people were evacuated from three hromadas in the north of Kharkiv Oblast on 10 and 11 May. (A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.)

Source: the National Police of Ukraine

Quote: “The police evacuated 970 people on 10-11 May 2024: 299 from the Tsyrkuny territorial hromada, 183 from the Lypetsk hromada, and 441 from the Vovchansk hromada.

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Kharkiv Oblast police evacuation crews are working under extremely difficult circumstances. The Russians have significantly ramped up attacks on frontline areas.

Details: The police said that a number of settlements near the Ukrainian-Russian border are currently uninhabitable.

Kharkiv Oblast police are evacuating civilians from the Tsyrkuny, Lypetsk and Vovchansk hromadas.

Previously: On 11 May, two civilians were killed and two others wounded by Russian forces in the Vovchansk hromada of Kharkiv Oblast, where the Russians launched a new wave of offensive operations on Friday, 10 May.

Background:

• On 10 May, it was reported that Russian forces had intensified their activities in Kharkiv Oblast, with fights taking place there.
• During a briefing with Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Russian troops had launched a new wave of offensive operations on the Kharkiv front.
• Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said that reserve units had been sent to the north of Kharkiv Oblast.
• Russian forces resumed assault operations near the village of Hlyboke in Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of 11 May, and Ukraine’s Defence Forces are expecting the Russians to ramp up shelling in the area.
• The Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group has said that the grey zone in Kharkiv Oblast was not expanding and that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were not letting Russian forces advance further into Kharkiv Oblast.

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