Ukrzaliznytsia evacuation trains transported 157 people from dangerous regions
This was reported by The Public with reference to the Ukrzaliznytsia Telegram channel.
The largest number of evacuees was recorded in the Donetsk region — 122 people. These are residents of Druzhkivka, Mykolaivka, Lyman, Kostyantynivka and Sloviansk. Two cats and two dogs were also evacuated along with the people.
In addition, 20 people were evacuated from Zaporizhzhia and another 15 from the Kherson region.
The evacuees were transported by special flights to Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Myrhorod, and Poltava.
Ukrzaliznytsia reminded that evacuation by train is free of charge, but requires prior registration through volunteers from the Skhid SOS organisation or at train stations in Lozova, Kherson, and Dnipro.
Volunteer and humanitarian organisations also joined the evacuation efforts, including the humanitarian mission "Proliska", Save the Children in Ukraine, chaplains from Donetsk Oblast, All Hands and Hearts, and UNICEF Ukraine, which are providing assistance to evacuated families and children.
