Residents Evacuated From 'Post-Apocalyptic' Avdiivka, Ukraine

Donetsk Police said they evacuated a number of residents, including a child and his mother, from the besieged Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, in footage released on March 28.

The police said Russian aircraft were operating “almost continuously over the city and nearby villages,” and due to shelling, the number of people willing to evacuate had increased.

On Sunday, the head of the Avdiivka city military administration, Vitali Barabash, said Russia had turned the city into “a place from post-apocalyptic movies.”

The next day, Barabash said entry into the city had been prohibited for residents’ “own safety.”

In total, about 2,000 civilians still live in the city, which has no water nor electricity supply, Ukrainian media reported, citing Barabash. The city had a pre-war population of over 30,000.

Video released by the police shows a damaged farm and buildings in the city. Police said a Russian attack killed 300 animals at the farm in recent days.

As the footage continues, a number of people can be seen being evacuated by police. At one point, a small child can be seen putting on a helmet. Police said they evacuated three-year-old Dmytryk and his mother from the city. Credit: Donetsk Oblast Police via Storyful