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Every successful evacuation from the occupied regions is the saving of a human life from danger, repression, and the humanitarian catastrophe that the Russian invaders are creating for Ukrainians.
Today it was possible to return 15 citizens to territory under the control of the Government of Ukraine who had been living under temporary occupation, Dmitry Lubinets, the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights, reported on his Facebook page.
“Getting out of the occupation is not easy. For some it is years of waiting, for others — the decision to leave the home where they lived their whole lives. And when a person is sick, elderly, or almost unable to move independently, the journey home becomes even harder,” the Ombudsperson noted.
Among those who managed to escape the danger are people of different ages and health conditions: the oldest resident turned 96 years old, and the youngest is 49. Constant shelling, the humanitarian crisis, and lack of basic services made their stay under occupation a critical threat to life.
Important support in carrying out this difficult evacuation and assisting people was provided by the international company with Ukrainian roots MHP and its founder and CEO Yuriy Kosiuk.
Among those who managed to escape the danger are people of different ages and health conditions: from 49 to 96 years old. Photo from the official’s Facebook page
Among the rescued Ukrainians:
From Zaliznyi Port in Kherson region they were able to evacuate a 96-year-old woman, her daughter, and son-in-law. The family had lived for a long time under enemy shelling, without stable electricity or food. The elderly woman required constant care, and her son-in-law was moving with an Ilizarov apparatus, so they could not make the trip on their own. On the territory under government control their grandson was already waiting for them, and now the family is safe.
From Kakhovka they evacuated a 74-year-old man who had remained in the occupation for years out of fear of harming his son, who had been held in Russian captivity. After his son was freed, the father decided to leave, but his health sharply deteriorated due to what he had endured: the man suffered a stroke, has partial paralysis, and needs specialized medical care and rehabilitation.
In addition to severe medical diagnoses, many evacuees face the problem of lost or expired documents, since in the occupation Ukrainian passports often become a target or a cause for further persecution. All returnees are provided with the necessary social support, medical assistance, and help in restoring documents.
The successful operation was made possible thanks to the coordinated work of state bodies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the international charitable foundation Caritas Ukraine, relevant humanitarian organizations, medical workers, and social workers.
Dmitry Lubinets also reminded that citizens who remain in temporarily occupied territories and need help to travel to territory under Ukraine’s control can contact the Office of the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights:
Hotline: 1678
From abroad: +38 (044) 299 74 08
Messengers (WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram): +38 093 406 80 17
Email: [email protected]
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