Ukrainian law enforcement officers evacuated the last remaining child (9-year-old Matvii) along with eight adults from Khromove village in the Bakhmut hromada during a nighttime operation
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The special operation took place at night. The military took people from the basements in special vehicles and handed them over to the police in an agreed-upon location, who took them to a safe place.
Eight adults and a child were evacuated. All of the rescued people are in a safe place.
Russian forces destroyed the child's house. The boy and his parents lived in the basement.
There are currently no children left in Khromove.
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar claimed that Russian forces had suffered heavy losses as they defended their positions in Bakhmut.
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