The Defence Council has decided to launch the mandatory evacuation of residents from 12 border settlements in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region starting on July 1. The decision was announced by Head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration Vyacheslav Chaus. According to him, the move was made at the request of the military.
Mandatory evacuation will be introduced in 12 settlements across four communities:
in the Koriukivka community — the villages of Prybyn, Shyshkivka and Rudnia;
in the Horodnia community — Lemeshivka and Moshchenka;
in the Novhorod-Siverskyi community — Vorobiivka, Kamin, Kamenska Sloboda, Karabany and Chaikyne;
in the Semenivka community — Hazoprovidne and Oleksandrivka.
The authorities also decided to continue the mandatory evacuation from seven border villages where it was first announced in winter: Horsk (Snovsk community), Berylivka (Horodnia community), Buchky, Hremiach and Budo-Vorobiivska (Novhorod-Siverskyi community), Kostobobriv and Zaliznyi Mist (Semenivka community).
According to local communities and district military administrations, around 1,000 residents remain in these settlements, including 120 children.
Residents will be informed about assembly points. Evacuation routes and transport have been approved, and temporary accommodation facilities have been arranged. The evacuation is expected to be completed within two months.
