Forced Evacuation of Children May Be Introduced in Vovchansk and Kupyansk

The Northern and North-Eastern territories of Kharkiv Oblast are the most frequently shelled, with 27 settlements recorded as suffering from hostile attacks, including Vovchansk and Kupiansk.

On Friday, 2 June, a meeting of the Kharkiv Regional Defence Board was held to discuss further work in the dangerous areas, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv RMA during a briefing.

“In the Kupiansk direction, the front line actually lies close to Masiutivka. Shelling is taking place there almost around the clock,” he noted.

Evacuation is currently being considered in Vovchansk and in Kupyansk community. The last evacuation of children was successful – 79 children were taken to safer places. There are plans to evacuate 2-3 settlements.

At the same time, the authorities are facing problems: after the evacuation, parents return their children back to the areas from which they were taken. In particular, about a month and a half ago, parents brought a teenager back to help in the garden. The child died as a result of Russian shelling.

See also

• The Russian army hit Kharkiv city center, with only a school, a theatre, an office, and residential buildings. One more night shelling hit a car park near the airport.
• Monument to children killed as a result of Russian aggression unveiled in Kharkiv. The memorial features sculptures of a boy and a girl. Their figures rise above a granite block symbolizing an explosion. The children are depicted as angels with burnt wings.