The situation in Popasnaya/State Emergency Service
The enemy continues to destroy Ukrainian cities, especially the difficult situation in Popasna. It has almost been wiped off the face of the earth, but Russian shelling does not stop.
Shelling of a dangerous place
He stated this on the air of a joint broadcast head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, the situation in Popasna is very difficult, it is bombed around the clock, shot from all types of weapons.
Every day the enemy tries to carry out attacks even with entire battalions (one battalion up to 800 people). It is very hard, the city is almost completely destroyed, there is nothing to cling to, but our guys are holding on,” Gaidai said.
There is no way to evacuate civilians
He noted that there are still part of the civilian population, but there is no communication. Before the aggravation, the authorities tried to evacuate people every day, they did it while it was possible.
“We noted the importance of evacuation, asked people to leave. We understood that the battles would be very dense, powerful shelling that would threaten people’s lives. evacuation transport, and our school bus was captured,” the head of the OVA explained.
What Popasnaya looks like now after Russian shelling: watch the video
That's why people cannot be evacuated now. The exact number of civilians in Popasna is still unknown, but according to Gaidai, there are approximately 50,000 civilians left throughout the Lugansk region.
The invaders are planning an offensive in the near future
We are preparing for an offensive , the next 3-4 days they will give up all efforts to break through to Severodonetsk or Popasnaya and encircle the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But we hold on and are confident that we will be able to repel the attack, there is reinforcement: new people and equipment,” Gaidai said.
Previously, he reported that it was impossible to deliver humanitarian aid to Rubizhne and Popasnaya due to the constant shelling of the enemy.< /p>
