44 people were evacuated from Avdiivka today, 19 children among them. This was reported by the press service of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service.
“As of 6 p.m. February 3 44 people were evacuated from Avdiivka including 19 children, they were sent to recreation house “Perlyna of Donetsk” in Sviatohirsk,” the message says.
244 people were evacuated from the city in total, 40 of them were elderly people and 114 were children.
No ceasefire is observed in this area of combat zone; the fights and artillery strikes continue for five days straight. According to Pavlo Zhebrivsky, the Head of Donetsk regional state administration, the militants intentionally fire on living blocks to cause civilian casualties.
