International Desk: Ukraine has told some residents to leave Kupiansk, as Russia seeks to re-take the city it left last year.<\/p>\n
Kharkiv’s military command urged families and those “with limited mobility” to leave due to “constant” shelling by Russian forces.<\/p>\n
Russia took the north-eastern city, an important supply hub, early in the full-scale invasion, with Ukraine re-capturing it last September.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Wagner group says its troops have “practically encircled” Bakhmut.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted the situation in Bakhmut – around 130km (80 miles) south of Kupiansk – was becoming “more and more difficult”.<\/p>\n
In Kupiansk, the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration said the evacuation order was due to the “unstable security situation” caused by Russia’s shelling of the town and its surroundings.<\/p>\n
It said those evacuated would be provided with assistance, including accommodation, food, humanitarian aid and medical support.<\/p>\n
Other citizens are also permitted to leave the region, it added. The city had a pre-war population of around 25,000.<\/p>\n
The military said 812 children are currently registered in Kupiansk and the surrounding district, as well as 724 disabled people.<\/p>\n
The Institute for the Study of War said this week that Russian forces were continuing “limited ground attacks” north-east of Kupiansk, as well as offensive operations around Kreminna, around 80km (50 miles) south.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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