Russian troops continue to destroy Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region with shelling. Moreover, in the temporarily occupied part of the city, Russia has created filtration camps, according to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov.
According to him, the residents of Vovchansk have nowhere to return.
"We understand that they (the city's residents) will spend the winter and possibly the next year in places of compact living or in accommodations they find on their own. There are few people left in the territory under the occupiers, whom the enemy uses as human shields, and, according to our information, filtration camps have been created there," Syniehubov said.
According to him, up to 50 residents remain in the part of Vovchansk controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Military and police continue the evacuation.
Situation in Vovchansk
At the beginning of May, Russian forces began an offensive in the Kharkiv region. The main forces were concentrated near the town of Vovchansk, where continuous fighting is ongoing.
Recently, the spokesperson for the operational-strategic grouping of troops Khortytsia, Nazar Voloshyn, announced that Vovchansk is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by 70%.
According to the latest data from the Institute for the Study of War, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are reclaiming lost positions in Vovchansk.
