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RTRS: Loud Sirens Heard In Central Donetsk

UKRAINE

Reuters reporting that loud air raid-style sirens can be heard in the centre of the city of Donetsk in the Donbas region of Ukraine.

  • Comes after the leaders of the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics called for the evacuation of civilians to Russia.
  • Russia's state-run IFX reporting that according to an unnamed official the first buses evacuating civilians from the Donestk region will start at 2000 local time.
  • Unclear whether this is to signal any military action in the region or is to alert individuals in Donetsk to the call to evacuate.

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