Donetsk Oblast governor: 5,575 people left the region since the evacuation began

Author:
Kostia Andreikovets
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The head of the Donetsk Oblast military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said that the situation in the region is tense and the entire front line is under constant shelling, but most of the residents of the region have been evacuated.

According to Kyrylenko, three quarters of the population were evacuated from the territory of the oblast controlled by Ukraine. A quarter of the population remains, but mandatory evacuation continues.

"Since the mandatory evacuation, 5,575 people have been evacuated as of today [August 15]. We will increase its pace," Kyrylenko said.