Mandatory evacuation ordered for Kharkiv's Kupiansk district
On April 15, 2026, Kharkiv regional authorities expanded the mandatory evacuation area in the Kupiansk district due to advancing Russian forces. Local government ordered the mandatory evacuation of exactly 830 people—756 adults and 74 children—from 12 settlements in the Shevchenkove community.
Displaced: 830
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