Mandatory evacuation of children and their parents announced in 90 settlements in Sumy district

People enter a bus for evacuation. Photo: National Police

The mandatory evacuation of children with their parents, guardians or other legal representatives has been announced in 90 cities, towns and villages of 7 hromadas of Sumy district [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.].

Source: Sumy District Council

Details: The evacuation decree was signed on 30 September by the heads of Sumy Oblast Military Administration and the Siversk Operational and Tactical Group.

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This applies to the hromadas of Bilopillia, Vorozhba, Krasnopillia, Khotin, Yunakivka, Myropillia and Mykolaivka which are all located in Sumy district.

Quote: “The social services of local self-government and state authorities, police, rescue workers and the military are involved in organising the mandatory evacuation of children and their parents.”

Background:

• On 13 May, the authorities in Sumy Oblast began evacuating people from the towns of Bilopillia and Vorozhba.
• On 23 May, due to increased Russian attacks, the authorities of Sumy Oblast announced the evacuation of people from the border areas of Okhtyrka district.
• In early April 2024, two hromadas in Sumy Oblast announced the mandatory evacuation of children.
• On 12 August, Volodymyr Artiukh, Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration, said that since the start of the evacuation, they had managed to evacuate 20,800 people from Sumy Oblast, including about 2,000 children.

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