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Zelensky orders civilian evacuation of Donetsk
Volodymyr Zelensky has called on residents of the eastern region of Donetsk to evacuate.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on residents of the eastern region of Donetsk to evacuate as soon as possible. In recent weeks, the area has seen some of the fiercest fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces.
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(Picture: Aftermath of a Russian missile strike in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine. Credit: Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS)
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