Volchansk's desperate escape: City encircled amid fierce conflicts
Residents of the Ukrainian city of Volchansk, located directly on the border with Russia, are fleeing the approaching enemy. "Street fighting has commenced; the town is becoming surrounded," announced on Sunday the commander of the reconnaissance unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Denys Yaroslavsky.
On Sunday on Telegram, the governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Synehubov, informed that the number of towns experiencing active military operations has increased. Ukrainian Defense Forces are continuing their defensive operations.
He added that civilians haven't stopped being evacuated. According to reports, up to 500 people remain in Volchansk.
"Street fighting has commenced; the town is becoming surrounded," informed the commander of the reconnaissance unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Denys Yaroslavsky, before noon on Sunday. "I am stating this because we could perish and the truth may never be heard. Otherwise, what is it all for? There weren't even the first lines of fortifications and mine fields. The enemy entered the grey zone along the entire border line which should not, in principle, have been grey at all!" mentioned the disheartened soldier.
Media outlets are publishing moving images from the evacuation of Volchansk.
"Local residents do not need to be persuaded to leave the city, because those who have experienced the horrors of the occupation will never want to experience it again," writes the Belarusian independent portal Nexta.
"Constant shelling and the fear of reoccupation," is how Radio Svoboda describes the situation in Volchansk.
Massive attacks by Russians
On Sunday morning, it was reported that a 73-year-old woman died. Her body recovered from the debris of a shelled building in Volchansk. Two men, also found under the rubble, were rescued – as informed by local authorities and rescuers.
Russian troops attacked the town of Volchansk with guided air bombs, resulting in dozens of houses and apartment blocks being destroyed or damaged – as reported by the Ukrainska Pravda portal.
In the last 24 hours, two men, residents of Volchansk and the village of Hlyboke, also died.
