There are currently 198,500 civilians living in the territory of Donetsk Oblast controlled by the Ukrainian authorities. There are 15,400 people in 20 communities recognized as active combat zones. Over the past week, more than 1,300 residents have left the region on their own or been evacuated.
The progress of the evacuation in Donetsk region was discussed during a regular briefing at the regional state administration with the participation of representatives of the Department of Civil Protection, Mobilization and Defense, the Service for Children's Affairs, and the Department of Social Protection of the Population.
According to Dmytro Petlin from the Department of Civil Protection, Mobilization and Defense, 1,200 people remain in Pokrovsk – evacuation from there is only possible with the help of the military. About 1,000 residents remain in Dobropillia, about 900 people in Myrnohrad, and 4,800 civilians in Kostyantynivka.
Most people now live in Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, and Druzhkivka. It is to these settlements that people who have decided to leave the dangerous communities are being evacuated within the region.
There are currently 13,213 children remaining in the Donetsk region. This was reported by Yulia Ryzhakova, head of the Children's Services Department. There are no minors left in the active combat zone.
There are 547 children remaining in two settlements where families with children are being forcibly evacuated. One family with three children remains in the village of Zavido-Kudasheve in the Kryvyi Rih rural community, and 543 children remain in the city of Druzhkivka. Over the past week, 55 children have been evacuated from Druzhkivka.
The resettlement of evacuated residents of Donetsk region to other regions of Ukraine continues. Over the past week, 48 Donetsk residents who needed resettlement were resettled free of charge. This was reported by Dmytro Pozharsky, head of the social services department of the social protection department. People were taken to the Odesa, Volyn, Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, and Vinnytsia regions for resettlement.
The vast majority of people who pass through transit centers every day already have a place to go and settle. There can be up to 150 such people per day.
For those who need resettlement, options are being sought. If evacuation transport arrives in the evening and it is not possible to travel further, people stay overnight in transit centers. There is enough space for everyone—one transit center is at 10% capacity, another at 30%.