Rescuers Evacuate Kostiantynivka Residents as Population Falls to 2,000 From 67,000
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Updated · The New York Times · May 25
Rescuers Evacuate Kostiantynivka Residents as Population Falls to 2,000 From 67,000
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 25
U.N.-supported rescue teams went door to door in Kostiantynivka, pulling out residents who had finally agreed to leave and urging other holdouts to evacuate.
Russian bombardment has left the eastern Ukrainian city without power, gas, heat or running water, with little food and few intact shelters still standing.
Evacuation crews described each trip in as "Russian roulette" because rubble-clogged streets, shell craters and constant drones make access highly dangerous.
Kostiantynivka, once home to about 67,000 people, had only around 2,000 residents by January as it became a key target in Russia's offensive and a node Ukraine is trying to hold.
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