About 80% of civilians already evacuated from Donetsk region

"As of February 24, 1,670,000 people permanently lived in the government-controlled territory of Donetsk region. About 340,000 people have stayed there," Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, said during the nationwide telethon.

However, he noted, this is quite a large number, and these people also need to be accommodated throughout the territory of Ukraine in relatively safe areas.

Kyrylenko noted that 252 people had been evacuated from Bakhmut and Pokrovske districts over the past day, most of them from Bakhmut district.

"We work to further make the evacuation more effective," said the administration’s head.

He added that the route, equipment and everything necessary for evacuation had already been arranged, but there should be absolutely no problems with the final destinations of temporary stay of the evacuated Donetsk region residents.

As reported, Russian troops do not stop shelling Donetsk region, killing and injuring citizens, destroying the civilian infrastructure of the region.

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