Putin beordrar styrkor att gå in i Ukraina - INVASION NU (2022-02-24)

Ukrainian authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Thursday of nearly 12,000 civilians from 37 towns and villages in the eastern Kharkiv region, where Russian forces reportedly are making a concerted effort to punch through the front line.

Ukraine has announced the mandatory evacuation of children and their guardians from areas in the eastern region of Donetsk, where Russia has been claiming advances.
Hours earlier on Sunday, Russia said its forces had seized a nearby village after claiming a string of villages had fallen to its forces in recent weeks – many consisting of a few streets.

under Ukrainian control to evacuate.
Speaking during a late-night address from Kyiv, Mr Zelensky said fighting in the region was intense.
"The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill," he said.
The region has seen heavy clashes amid a slow advance by Russian forces, who already control large parts of it.
"We will use all available opportunities to save as many lives as possible and to limit Russian terror as much as possible," the president added.
It is not the first time the Ukrainian authorities have told people to leave the area. Between 200,000 and 220,000 civilians still live in the unoccupied area of Donetsk, according to Ukrainian estimates.