President Zelensky has called for the evacuation of the Donetsk region, the main theater of fighting in the east of the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, July 30, called on people to evacuate the Donetsk region in the east of the country, whose cities are under bombardment by Russian forces. In a speech broadcast on social networks. “In Donbass, hundreds of thousands of people, tens of thousands of children are in areas where the fighting is very violent. Many refuse to leave. But it really has to be done.”

“Government Decision on Forced Evacuation of Donetsk Region”Says the President of Ukraine. “Please leave”he added. “At this stage of the war, Russia’s main weapon is terrorism.” So the government decided to vacate this area: “We are not precisely Russia because every life is important to us. We will use every available opportunity to save as many lives as possible and contain Russian terrorism as much as possible.

According to the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina VereshchukPublic media Suspilne quoted that this measure is effective before the hot season (understand, autumn, when the temperature drops). He justified this decision in televised announcements as the gas networks were destroyed and there was no heat the following winter.

Forced evacuation of people is planned #Donetsk Area before hot season. Deputy Prime Minister Vereshchuk said people will have the opportunity to refuse to leave, making sure they understand the consequences of their decision.#Ukraine

— SUSPILNE NEWS (@suspilne_news) July 30, 2022