Ukraine mandates evacuation of children and families from certain frontline settlements

The decision was made following a meeting of the Coordination Headquarters for evacuation measures, led by Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories Oleksii Riabikin.

The announcement did not specify the settlements where compulsory evacuation has been ordered.

Zaporizhzhia region

Authorities also decided to evacuate residents from institutional care facilities in the Zaporizhzhia region, located about 50 km from the front line. Evacuation measures will follow safety protocols, medical requirements, and necessary accompaniment.

Evacuation numbers since summer

The meeting also reviewed the operation of transit centers for evacuated citizens and discussed opening an additional center in the Kharkiv region.

Since June 1, 2025, nearly 124,000 people have been evacuated from frontline areas to safer regions. This includes over 14,500 children and more than 4,000 people with limited mobility.

Evacuation by region:

• Donetsk region – over 85,400 people evacuated, including nearly 9,300 children and over 600 people with limited mobility;
• Dnipropetrovsk region – over 24,600 people evacuated, including more than 4,000 children and almost 1,000 people with limited mobility;
• Sumy region – over 4,100 people evacuated, including more than 350 children and over 700 people with limited mobility;
• Kherson region – over 3,500 people evacuated, including over 300 children and almost 230 people with limited mobility;
• Kharkiv region – over 5,400 people evacuated, including nearly 350 children and over 1,600 people with limited mobility;
• Zaporizhzhia region – over 800 people evacuated, including more than 80 children and nearly 20 people with limited mobility.

Transit centers for evacuees

Ukraine operates 20 transit centers for evacuated individuals across several regions. The largest number is in the Dnipropetrovsk region – eight centers, including in Pavlohrad, Dnipro, and the villages of Stepove and Voloske.

Five centers operate in the Sumy region, two in Kharkiv, three in Volyn, and one each in Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia, the Ministry reported.

Since early August 2024, the Pavlohrad transit center has hosted over 36,200 people. The Lozova center, operating since August 19, has received over 11,200 people, and the Voloske center, operating since August 23, has received over 5,000 people.

After leaving transit centers, evacuees can access free temporary accommodation facilities (TAFs). Ukraine has 1,111 such facilities, providing more than 80,500 beds for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Over 7,800 beds remain available. More than 3,500 beds are reserved for people with disabilities and limited mobility, of which 81 remain free.

Evacuation from frontline areas

In the past five months, 121,500 people have been evacuated from the frontline areas of Ukraine. This includes about 14,000 children and nearly 4,000 people with limited mobility.