Russia to evacuate 10000 a day from Ukraine's Kherson region - Reuters

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Russian-installed authorities successful the occupied Ukrainian portion of Kherson said connected Wednesday that they program to evacuate astir 50,000-60,000 radical implicit the adjacent six days amid escalating unit from a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Russian-installed politician Vladimir Saldo said authorities were moving civilians to the near (east) slope of the Dnipro River successful bid to "keep radical safe" and let the subject to "act resolutely".

"I drove done the determination centre this morning. On the exterior, determination was thing to suggest determination was a batch of pressure," Saldo said.

"But erstwhile I arrived astatine the stream larboard I saw that the boats were waiting and are already loaded with radical acceptable to spell to the near slope of the Dnipro," helium said, adding that the concern "is getting tense."

He said an estimated 10,000 radical a time would beryllium moved implicit the adjacent six days, and that immoderate regions successful Russia were being prepared to judge people.

Kherson residents person received substance messages informing of the urgent request to evacuate, Russian authorities TV reported. More than 5,000 person near successful the past 2 days, Saldo said.

Russia took power of astir of Ukraine's confederate Kherson portion soon aft invading successful February, and proclaimed it arsenic annexed successful September successful a determination that Kyiv and the West denounced arsenic illegal.

Russian forces person been driven backmost by 20-30 km (13-20 miles) in the past fewer weeks, and hazard being pinned against the occidental slope of the Dnipro arsenic Ukraine wages a counteroffensive successful the region.

Writing by Caleb Davis; editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan

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