Eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv orders evacuation of children

The eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, which has been particularly hard hit by Russian shelling, has ordered the forced evacuation of families with children from 47 villages near the border.

These are communities in the three districts of Bohodukhiv, Izyum and Kharkiv, the military governor of the region, Oleh Syniehubov, announced on Thursday via Telegram.

However, the regional capital was not affected, he added. The reason for the evacuation was the almost daily shelling of the towns by the Russian army.