All points of the northern border region of the Kharkov region, in particular Volchansk, are under constant fire from the invaders. What is the situation in the city now — read in the material Facts ICTV.
Volchansk under constant fire from the Russian Federation
In the vicinity of the city of Volchansk the situation is extremely difficult — the city is under constant fire from the Russian Federation, where counterattack actions by our military continue. According to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, residents are being helped in the city.
OSUV Khortitsa speaker, Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshin, on the broadcast of the Unified News telethon, reported that the enemy continues counterattack measures in the direction of the settlements of Liptsy and Volchansk, Kharkov region , uses infantry and equipment.
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— The Volchansk authorities denied information about the invaders entering the city; now shelling and fighting continue there. Information about the presence of invaders in the city has not been officially confirmed; our Defense Forces are currently working there, — he said.
Evacuation from Volchansk
There are up to 500 residents left in Volchansk in the north of the Kharkov region. People, in order not to put their lives at risk due to the constant shelling of the invaders, are trying to evacuate from the populated area.
So, according to the speaker of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov, on May 12, as a result of Russian attacks in Liptsy and Volchansk, two people were injured — ; woman 46 years old and man 74 years old.
— In just a few days, almost 6 thousand residents of the Volchansk community and populated areas of the Kharkov region were evacuated. Everyone receives full support — from humanitarian to legal. We urge residents not to neglect safety in the future, evacuation does not stop, — he emphasized.
At the same time, The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports the death of a woman born in 1950 in Volchansk.
— In Volchansk, people were already under Russian occupation — and they don't want… They are trying to leave here, not only because of the shelling, but also because of the fear of occupation, — Radio Liberty correspondent Marjan Kushnir says on air.
Population sentiment
Ukrainians, despite the fact that they are forced to leave their own homes due to Russian aggression, remain unconquered. Thus, during the evacuation from Volchansk, a woman recites an excerpt from the poem The Testament of Taras Shevchenko.
— Police continue to save people from shelling, — says in the description of the video Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
By the way, earlier Facts ICTV wrote about the main events of the week at the front.
