Zelensky orders mandatory evacuation of people in the Donetsk region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered the mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko says it’s getting “very dangerous” in the region of Donetsk, so it’s important to move the civilians from the area to a safer place.

“We need to repel the Russians from Ukraine, they need to withdraw from Ukraine,” he told Sky News Australia.

“This is when we can start … peace talks.”

[shanevonharten]

Yet again " mandatory " is the word of the hour, a word with zero authority behind it

[stokersruleok]

Why has he ordered an evacuation when he is and has been the one shelling it for 8 years?

[Doc_Holiday]

Very inspired to see so many comments from people that aren't propagandized lemmings and know what's really going on in Ukraine

[slobodanzivkovic]

Mr Ambassador what has Ukraine done for peace the last eight

[Arnachistarchitect]

Is it possible that this civilians have no problem with the Russians as people in that area are close to them in blood. So evacuation under the barrel of a gun and forcing their men to fight doesn't seem good

[christopherjones]

Zelinsky could have negotiated, involved the citizens of Ukraine, allowed a vote, and notified citizens in harm's way to be evacuated, . He didn`t.

[slobodanzivkovic]

Zelenski's order implies the evacuation of citizens that live in the currently "Ukrainian controlled" Donetsk Oblast/region, which is one third of the whole region. This is not the evacuation of Donetsk city itself which is controlled by the Donetsk People Republic. A great majority of the citizens leaving are moving to Russian controlled Zaporozhye region.

[ramonapool]

This fellow looks like a WW2 German Gestapo officer.

[Arnachistarchitect]

Why have peace talks when you can launder billions

[krystaldaniels]

Oh of course they need more money and more expensive weapons from the US. "Then maybe they can talk about peace".

[teresafoster]

Zelensky should have asked for Peace Talks a month ago however I guess he needs more time to launder money

[ShawnPRoe]

Zelenskyy needs to go. No more support from US.

[coasterhockygamingboy]

How is Zelenskyy going to actually get the entire population of Donetsk out.

[slobodanzivkovic]

Actually, the people of Donetsk and Lugansk perfectly know that they are in safety and security once Russia takes the regions fully under their control. This ambassador is in total denial of reality.

[karlharrison]

There go all of Ukraine`s human sheilds.

[Johnnewb]

If all Ukrainians are told to evacuate from the area...
Is that like a hurricane warning? Something really bad is coming.

[madmickey]

Only after using them as human shields and slaughtering them to stoke the war fires.

[archstanton]

July in Ukraine must be mighty cold, look at all that heavy clothing. And look at all that July snow on the ground.

[ianthesiow]

The (US) United States calls it "Liberation" instead of "Invasion". That was what US call it in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and the list goes on... Why the double standard? Confused... Please enlighten. Genuine question...


Instances of the United States "liberated" or overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)

China 1949 to early 1960s
Albania 1949-53
East Germany 1950s
Iran 1953 *
Guatemala 1954 *
Costa Rica mid-1950s
Syria 1956-7
Egypt 1957
Indonesia 1957-8
British Guiana 1953-64 *
Iraq 1963 *
North Vietnam 1945-73
Cambodia 1955-70 *
Laos 1958 *, 1959 *, 1960 *
Ecuador 1960-63 *
Congo 1960 *
France 1965
Brazil 1962-64 *
Dominican Republic 1963 *
Cuba 1959 to present
Bolivia 1964 *
Indonesia 1965 *
Ghana 1966 *
Chile 1964-73 *
Greece 1967 *
Costa Rica 1970-71
Bolivia 1971 *
Australia 1973-75 *
Angola 1975, 1980s
Zaire 1975
Portugal 1974-76 *
Jamaica 1976-80 *
Seychelles 1979-81
Chad 1981-82 *
Grenada 1983 *
South Yemen 1982-84
Suriname 1982-84
Fiji 1987 *
Libya 1980s
Nicaragua 1981-90 *
Panama 1989 *
Bulgaria 1990 *
Albania 1991 *
Iraq 1991
Afghanistan 1980s *
Somalia 1993
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
Ecuador 2000 *
Afghanistan 2001 *
Venezuela 2002 *
Iraq 2003 *
Haiti 2004 *
Somalia 2007 to present
Honduras 2009 *
Libya 2011 *
Syria 2012
Ukraine 2014 *
2014 - 2022 - 6 countries yet to verify.
Pakistan 2022 *

[andreshernandez]

Oh my, I hope this didn’t interfere with a photo shoot 📸