The invaders block the inhabitants of Izium, using them as a living shield - a maria

Destruction in Izium after shelling of Russian troops (photo: folk news of Kharkiv - Izum/Telegram) Head of the Department of Youth, Sports and Image Projects of Izium City Council Maxim Strelnyk said that the occupiers blocked in the city of residents of Izium Kharkiv region, using them as a "live shield" . "The worst thing is that they keep hostages of locals, civilians who would like to be evacuated from the city, realizing that the approaching heating season will be very crisis.

Unfortunately, the bulk of the population remains in a blocked city, and Russian occupiers keep our fellow countrymen are in captivity. They use them, we can say how a living shield from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "Strelnik said on a broadcast of the telecast. He emphasized that the city stores an extremely difficult situation. All medical institutions have been destroyed in the city, and Russian invaders do not allow humanitarian aid.

Strelnik added that thanks to the joint efforts of representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, regional leadership and volunteers of some people, it is still possible to evacuate from the besieged city. "First of all, children under 14 years, women, elderly from 60 years, and sometimes very difficult, but it is possible to evacuate patients," Strelnyk said.