Since the start of mandatory evacuations in early August 2022, Ukrainian authorities have evacuated over 1.23 million civilians from government-controlled areas of Donetsk Oblast, including approximately 193,000 children and more than 46,000 people with disabilities.
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Since the start of mandatory evacuations in early August 2022, Ukrainian authorities have evacuated over 1.23 million civilians from government-controlled areas of Donetsk Oblast
This figure includes approximately 193,000 children and more than 46,000 people with disabilities
Rodia left after sustaining his first injury, when shrapnel from a Russian cluster munition flew into his leg and his fingers. A total of eight soldiers had been wounded, and one of them later died
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