80% of the population of Slovyansk have evacuated
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“Less than 24 thousand inhabitants remain in Slovyansk at the moment,” he stated.
"There are problems with water supply in the northern part of the oblast due to power outages. It affects Slovyansk, Kostiantynivka and Druzhkivka, as those are a part of the Kramatorsk municipality. People that only realized this now are leaving.”
As of 2019, nearly 110 thousand people lived in Slovyansk.
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Evacuation from the city will be carried out on June 7-8.
