Ukrainian local authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation order for families with children from the eastern city of Pokrovsk, where 53,000 people still live.
Associated PressIn this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, local residents cheer Ukrainian soldiers near Chasiv Yar town, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday Aug. 17, 2024. – Ukrainian local authorities on Monday ordered families with children to urgently evacuate the eastern city of Pokrovsk.
Pokrovsk residents have just two weeks to leave the city safely, officials said in an interview with the U.S.-funded Radio Liberty. Russia’s slow slog across Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region this year has been costly in terms of troops and armor, but its gains have mounted.
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