MADRID, 7 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The authorities established by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian province of Kherson (south) have announced this Monday the end of the “organized evacuation” in the “eastern bank” of the region and have stated that the rest of the people who want to leave the area will have to do it on your own.
“Today is the last day of the organized evacuation of the eastern bank of the Kherson region,” Deputy Regional Governor Kiril Stremusov said in a message on his Telegram account. “Many of those who have not left Kherson have now begun to realize the seriousness of the situation and my warnings,” he said.
He also stressed that the evacuees are being transferred by bus to the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, adding that there “they will be received by volunteers” and later transported to “other regions” of Russia.
“In other regions of Russia, residents of Kherson are provided with temporary accommodation points. In addition, each resident evacuated from the Kherson region will receive a one-time payment of 100,000 rubles (about 1,635 euros) and an accommodation certificate,” has settled Stremusov.
Russia completed the first phase of the evacuation at the end of October, although a few days later the pro-Russian authorities decided to extend the evacuation perimeter by an additional 15 kilometers. The Ukrainian Army has continued to advance in the region, although it has warned of possible “tricks” by Moscow during the withdrawal.
