Northeast Ukraine town urges evacuations in face of Russian advance

A smoke rises over sunflowers field on the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
A smoke rises over sunflowers field on the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)

Authorities in the northeastern Ukrainian town of Kupiansk urge vulnerable residents to leave the area, citing an uptick in Russian attacks on the settlement.

“Vulnerable citizens: women with children, the elderly, the sick and those with limited mobility. Given the difficult security situation and the increasing number of attacks by Russian terrorist forces on the territory of the Kupiansk community, you have the opportunity to evacuate to a safer place,” Kupiansk city council says in a statement on social media.

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