Rescue team evacuates 71 people from frontline Druzhkivka amid heavy Russian shelling
Daily Russian shelling in the Donetsk region forces residents to flee for safety. Over the course of a week in early July 2026, the Phoenix emergency rescue team evacuated 71 people, including 7 with limited mobility, from the heavily bombarded frontline town of Druzhkivka to safer locations.
Date: July 6, 2026
Location: Ukraine
Conflict: Russia-Ukraine War
Category: humanitarian
Severity: MEDIUM
Displaced: 71
Source: Donetsk Regional State Administration