Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports.

“We have ordered the mandatory evacuation of families with children from 16 more settlements in the Mykolaivka, Petropavlivka and Ukrainka communities in the Synelnykove district. Families have one month to leave. Parents, guardians or legal representatives must evacuate 2,177 boys and girls to safer areas,” he wrote.

The evacuation is being assisted by the National Police and charitable organizations. Armored vehicles and body armor are being used for the operation.

People are initially taken to transit centers and, if necessary, are then assisted with finding accommodation.

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As reported by Ukrinform, in July, a mandatory evacuation of children was ordered from 10 villages in the Bohynivka community of the Synelnykove district.