Due to the Russian advance and winter supply problems, Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation of the strategically important city of Kupyansk and three other cities in the Kharkov region. About 7,000 residents need to be relocated.
The reasons were the advance of Russian troops and difficulties in supplying the population in winter, the governor of the Kharkov region, Oleh Syniehubow, explained. The evacuation is mandatory.
Repair crews are immediately taken under fire
The Ukrainian military command reported 19 battles near Kupiansk in the past 24 hours. “The situation is most difficult in the Kupiansk sector. On the east side of the Oskil River, we can no longer guarantee the restoration of electricity, heat and water supplies due to the continued shelling,” Syniehubov said. “All repair crews will immediately come under Russian fire.”
About 7,000 residents will be housed in evacuation centers in Kharkiv. Meanwhile, Russian forces reported territorial gains in the east, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces were holding their positions.
Source: Krone
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