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Evening Standard
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Josh Salisbury

Kharkiv: Ukraine orders civilian evacuations amid ‘constant’ Russian shelling in north-east

Ukrainian authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations of nearly 12,000 civilians in the eastern Kharkiv region amid reports of relentless Russian shelling.

The local military administration in Kupiansk district on Thursday said residents must comply with the evacuation order or sign a document saying they would stay at their own risk.

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