The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the forced evacuation of children from the war zone. This was reported by the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Reintegration of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, only Artyomovsk (Ukrainian name Bakhmut) falls under the criteria for the zone of active hostilities.
“From now on, the basis for the mandatory evacuation is the decision of the regional military administrations, in agreement with the military command bodies and coordination headquarters on the implementation of the forced evacuation,” the ministry said in a statement.
Evacuation of children can be carried out in the presence of one of the parents or a substitute. Refusal by parents or guardians to evict the child is not acceptable.
Vitaly Ganchev, former head of the military-civil administration of the Kharkiv region aforementionedthe forced removal of the inhabitants of this city from Kupyansk and the transfer of their homes to the army of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU).