Zelensky announces mandatory withdrawal from Ukraine’s Donetsk region

The Ukrainian government has decided to forcefully evacuate people in the region around the eastern city of Donetsk, the scene of violent fighting with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday (30).

In a televised address, Zelensky also said the hundreds of thousands of people still in combat zones in the Donbass region needed to get out.

“The more people who leave the Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill,” he said, adding that residents would receive compensation.

Separately, Ukrainian media quoted Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk as saying the withdrawal needed to take place before the onset of winter as the region’s natural gas supply had been destroyed.

Zelensky said hundreds of thousands of people still live in areas of Donbass, where attacks are constant.

“Many refuse to leave, but it still needs to be done,” he said. “If you have the opportunity, please speak to those who still remain in the combat zones in Donbass. Please convince them that it is necessary to leave.”

Source: CNN Brasil

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