Mandatory evacuation ordered in Sumy region, 6,000 to relocate
In the Sumy region of Ukraine, a mandatory evacuation has been announced for 23 settlements in five communes. This is a 6-mile border area. According to the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, the evacuation covers 6,000 people, including 425 children.
A mandatory evacuation from 23 settlements in five communes is being carried out in the Sumy region, as reported on the Telegram channel of the Sumy Regional Military Administration.
- We are talking about approximately 6,000 people, including 425 children - said the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Volodymyr Artyukh.
He emphasized that the priority is the evacuation of families with children and assured that the places where they are to live are currently being prepared.
"The situation in the region is quite tense"
- The situation in the Sumy region is quite tense. The air raid alert lasted more than a day. I am grateful to our Armed Forces and air defence forces, which destroy even ballistic missiles - said the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration. As he added, "many explosions that residents of the Sumy region hear today are the work of our air defence."
According to him, the military command believes that the situation is under the control of the Armed Forces.
Volodymyr Artyukh also commented on the situation with electricity supplies in the region, saying that the situation in this regard "has stabilized." - Almost all critical infrastructure facilities are operating normally - he assured.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border and entered the Kursk region, which borders the Ukrainian Sumy region, on Tuesday. By Tuesday evening, about 400 soldiers were reported to have crossed the border.
