The Russian army is currently less than 7 km from the outskirts of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.
The head of the Pokrovsk city military administration, Sergei Dobryak, told ICTV host Vadim Karpyak about this on the air of the nationwide telethon “Yedini Novosti”.
- Pokrovsk, October 4: population and evacuation
- Pokrovsk, October 4: shelling
- Pokrovsk, October 4: destruction and the situation in city
Pokrovsk October 4: population and evacuation
As of October 4, 13,050 people remain in Pokrovsk. 94 of them are children.
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By the way, a month and a half ago there were 48 thousand people in the city. There were about 5.9 thousand minors at that time.
– The dynamics are noticeable. I thank all our city residents who listened and evacuated, – noted Sergey Dobryak.
The 94 children who remain in the city, says the head of the Pokrovsk GVA, together with their families should leave in the near future.
Pokrovsk October 4: shelling
Meanwhile, the enemy does not stop shelling the city.
Only the day before, the Russians shelled Pokrovsk with six guided aerial bombs.
The occupiers dropped three KABs in the city center at 10:30, three more – at about 23:00.
Four people were wounded by enemy strikes.
Pokrovsk October 4: destruction and situation in the city
The enemy shelling mainly targets civilian and critical infrastructure.
There is almost no critical infrastructure left in the city, Sergei Dobryak notes – about 80% of the facilities are damaged or destroyed.
The energy situation is very difficult.
Currently, the head of the GVA notes, almost half of Pokrovsk, Rodinskoye and 10 more villages remain without electricity.
It is almost impossible to restore electricity, the head of the city military administration notes, since shelling of energy facilities continues every day.
– Electricians are great, they are restoring electricity, but this is a constant movement, continuing from morning to evening, – explains Sergey Dobryak.
Generators provide critical infrastructure.
There is no water or gas in Pokrovsk due to continuous shelling.
As of October 4, medical institutions have supplies of medicine and blood.
In addition However, according to the new protocol, if people are injured, they are taken for treatment to another city further from the front line.
At the same time, several family doctors remain in Pokrovsk.
Several second-level doctors also remain in one of the medical institutions for planned treatment.
There are small shops and a small market in the city.
This number, says Sergei Dobryak, is enough to provide food for people who are still in the city.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 954 years day.
You can follow the situation in the cities on the interactive map of military operations in Ukraine and on the map of air raids in Ukraine.