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Refugees From DPR & LPR Arrive in Russia's Rostov Region

© Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation / Go to the mediabankRefugees from the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic are arriving in Russia's Rostov Region on Saturday, 19 February
Refugees from the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic are arriving in Russia's Rostov Region on Saturday, 19 February - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.02.2022
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The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) announced a mass evacuation of women, children and the elderly to Russia on Friday following intensified shelling by Kiev's forces.
Watch a live broadcast from a temporary accommodation facility in Krasny Desant in Russia's Rostov region, where evacuees from the DPR and LPR are arriving following the escalation of tensions in the Donbass region.
The heads of the DPR and LPR have called for the evacuation of all civilians, starting with women, children and people aged over 55, to Russia for safety reasons. They have also announced a general mobilisation for all men aged 18-55.
As of Saturday, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE SMM) has registered 222 ceasefire violations in Ukraine's Donetsk region, and 648 breaches of the truce in the Lugansk region.
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