Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk region military administration, said Thursday that evacuation of the region has become “complicated” amid heavy Russian shelling.
“Lately, at the end of every day, I’ve been saying to myself: ‘We did it,'” Haidai said.
“Because evacuation is complicated. Yes, we already can’t get to some settlements of Hirske. The blue and yellow [Ukrainian] flag continues to fly above them, but the route is constantly shelled by the Russians, or mined,” he said.
“Every trip to Popasna is full of danger — evacuation vehicles have repeatedly come under fire from the Russians. However, today we managed to save 60 locals. And in total for three days, 163 citizens of Popasna,” he continued.
Hayday quoted the Popasna local administration as saying more than 100 people have been killed in shelling since Feb. 24, and that more than 2,500 people still remain in bomb shelters.
The military governor said on Wednesday that 80% of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine was under Russian control.
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