A large-scale evacuation of residents from more than 190 settlements located in the border zone is underway in Sumy Oblast. More than 40,000 civilians, including more than 7,200 children, have already been evacuated from dangerous areas. About this reported on the official website of the Sumy Regional Military Administration.
The head of Sumy OVA Volodymyr Artyukh emphasized that these measures were made possible thanks to the coordinated work of the local authorities, rescuers of the State Emergency Service and the police.
“To date, Sumy region has evacuated more than 40,000 people. people, more than 7,200 children. These are large volumes of work. Only together – the authorities, the State Emergency Service, the police – we were able to carry out such serious tasks regarding the protection of people. It’s even scary to think how many lives we could have lost if the evacuation had not been announced in July 2023 – on prejudice.” – he emphasized.
According to Artyukh, evacuation currently covers a significant number of settlements located near the border with Russia, where there is a high threat to the civilian population. At the same time, most of the evacuees remain within Sumy region, moving from the contact line to safer areas.
“Today, few residents of Sumy go outside the region. They move from the contact line to the depth. There are over 93,000 displaced people in Sumy region. And most of them are residents of Sumy Oblast (63,000 people).”, – said the official.
