About 1,300 people remain under shelling in Kostiantynivka
In the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, about 1,300 civilians remain, and the evacuation is taking place under difficult conditions due to constant shelling. The town is under heavy fire, and people trying to leave are being transported out by the military and evacuation services.
In Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast—which is under constant shelling—there are still about 1,300 civilians registered, and the exact number of people remaining in the city is now difficult to verify due to the combat situation.
As Dmytro Petlin, head of the Division of Operational Duty, Communications, Alerting, and Public Information at the Civil Protection Department of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, stated during an online briefing, the situation in the city remains critically dangerous because, in his words, “in Kostiantynivka, everything that can be shot at is being shot at, with whatever weapons are available,” which effectively makes any movement extremely difficult.
Despite this, people who manage to escape the danger zone are being helped to leave by the Ukrainian military and evacuation services, which are working in coordination with local authorities and volunteers. According to Petlin, up to 12 evacuation crews are deployed in the region every day, including the “White Angel” police unit, rescuers from the State Emergency Service’s “Phoenix” unit, and volunteers who continue to work in all areas where civilian evacuations are underway. This was reported during an online briefing by Dmytro Petlin, head of the Division for Operational Duty, Communications, Alerting, and Public Information at the Department of Civil Protection, Mobilization, and Defense of the Donetsk Regional State Administration.
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