Ukraine war: Zelenskyy orders mandatory evacuation of Donetsk region as fighting intensifies
Ukraine's president has announced a mandatory evacuation of people in the Donetsk region, amid fierce fighting with Russia.
In his nightly address, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said hundreds of thousands of people still in combat zones in the larger Donbas region also needed to leave.
Mr Zelenskyy said the sooner people leave "the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill".
He said: "Full support, full assistance - both logistical and payments. We only need a decision from the people themselves, who have not yet made it for themselves. Go, we will help".
The president added that hundreds of thousands of people still in combat zones in the larger Donbas region needed to leave.
Donetsk has seen fierce fighting in recent days, particularly in the eastern town of Bakhmut, which is the focus of the Russian offensive in the Donbas.
