At least 200,000 civilians remain in Ukrainian-controlled areas

of

Donetsk region, despite mandatory evacuation. 

Such data were made public by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister 

on issues of reintegration of temporarily occupied territories Iryna Vereshchuk.

"

Today, according to Pavlo Kyrylenka (head of Donetsk OVA - Ed.), there are about 350,000 people in Donetsk region.

We have slightly smaller data in the ministry.

We believe that about 200-250 thousand remained in Donetsk region.

A tenth of them are children

"

, - she emphasized.

According to her, in 

Bakhmuti, who is under fire every day, dos

and remain

thousands of people.

Vereshchuk urges people to leave. 

The minister says that it is mandatory 

evacuation from Donetsk region continues in

id

 August

Tuesday

them, from the region

 that only 33,000 people left

ib, of which 

 5 thousand children. 

"

Please don't risk your children's lives.

Then, unfortunately, we see reports that there is destruction, there is loss of life and health.

Consider mandatory evacuation.

We will wait for the winter, and then we will see

", she turned

 Vereshchuk

We will remind,

in villages in the gray zone of Donetsk region, 40 people live in basements

, who are afraid to leave.

Children are also hidden there.

The police have no right to forcibly remove someone, especially children, without the permission of their parents.

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