Alexander Hantsa, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, announced the mandatory evacuation of the entire population of two more villages in the Slavyanska rural hromada of Synelnykove district. He stated this in his official Facebook account, as reported by RBC-Ukraine. As of the time the statement was published, 203 people remained in the specified settlements, and they have been ordered to leave their homes within one month.
Evacuation mechanics: armored vehicles and transit centers
According to the Regional Military Administration head's explanations, the process of evacuating residents will be organized with the use of armored vehicles. The routes of travel, Hantsa said, "will be determined depending on the security situation." Evacuees will first be taken to transit centers, and then, if necessary, they will be assisted with further resettlement. The official emphasized that families with children from these villages had already been evacuated last year, but now the requirement applies to all residents without exception.
Context: worsening situation in the region
The decision to fully evacuate two villages was made against the backdrop of ongoing active combat operations in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. As previously reported, in just one day — September 6 — the Russian armed forces attacked the territory of the oblast 20 times, resulting in casualties among the civilian population and extensive damage to infrastructure. It is precisely this dynamics of threats, according to the regional authorities' logic, that makes the presence of citizens in frontline settlements unacceptably dangerous.
Expansion of the forced evacuation practice
The announced measure is not isolated. Earlier in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the scale of forced evacuation of families with children had already been expanded, affecting residents of 23 settlements from various hromadas. Now the logic is being extended: if previously priority was given to evacuating vulnerable categories, then for the two villages of the Slavyanska hromada the requirement has become total — everyone must leave, including lone elderly people and working-age population. At the end of his address to residents, Hantsa called on them "not to delay the evacuation" and "to take care of themselves."
Contradictory data
The provided sources do not record any significant discrepancies in the key figures and deadlines: all citing publications unanimously refer to 203 remaining residents, a one-month deadline for departure, and the use of armored transport. At the same time, the exact names of the two villages are not disclosed in open materials, creating an information vacuum for residents and journalists trying to identify the specific settlements. RBC-Ukraine uses the wording "which two villages will be left empty" in its headline without revealing them in the brief summary, which may indicate an intentional delay in publishing the names until the start of the actual operation.
