# Ukrainian troops shot at Kharkov Region residents attempting to evacuate — administration

https://mins.news/en/item/28308

- TASS, 2026-08-21 11:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2176103

> Yevgeny Lisnyak, a deputy head of the Kharkov Region military-civilian administration, said Ukrainian servicemen fired on residents and attacked them with drones when they tried to leave frontline settlements. He said people survived for months in damp basements on stored food and rainwater, and that Russian soldiers later provided aid and helped many evacuate to Russia.

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