Large-scale evacuation: how local volunteers saved lives in Donetsk region

Mass evacuations in Donetsk region

Every day, up to 300 people are leaving Donetsk region with the assistance of local authorities, volunteers, and police. The main mass evacuations are taking place in Pokrovsk district, where the front line is shifting. Evacuation of residents from Liman district, who have become victims of frequent bombings by Russian aviation, has also begun. War correspondent of the FREEДОМ TV channel Aliona Hramova has reported on the assistance provided to locals in order to escape from the war.

Residents forced to flee due to continuous shelling

Recently, many residents of Liman ignored the government’s calls for evacuation, but continuous shelling by Russian aviation forced them to leave for the sake of their lives.

Yurii providing assistance in the midst of the war

Yurii from Luhansk region has been providing assistance to people from frontline settlements since the beginning of the Russian war against Ukraine. Recently, he set off to Liman from Dnipro together with an elderly couple who cannot psychologically endure living under Russian terror.