Residents of Kiev-controlled Slavyansk in the DPR called for evacuation

Vadim Lyakh, the head of the Slavyansk administration, which is subordinate to the Ukrainian authorities, called on residents of the city to evacuate due to the approach of the front line.

"I am addressing the residents of the city today, especially the elderly and families with children: it is time to evacuate," he said in a video posted by the city administration on the Telegram channel.

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