The Izium– known as the gate to the Donbas area and the Black Sea – experiences hard battlesas the Russians use it as a “station” to attack cities in the east.
According to the BBC, there are fears that the city will become the next Boukafor which Russia is accused of war crimes against the civilian population, including executions and torture.
Izium is said to have her largest concentration of Russian troops in Ukraine.
The strategic city, located 70 miles southeast of Kharkov, is heading towards the separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine. came under full Russian control on April 1.
While evacuations of civilians took place before the invasion of Russian troops, there are approx 10,000- 15,000 people still trapped, according to officials.
Almost 80% of the city’s homes have been destroyed and train lines have been cut, says the city’s deputy mayor.
People who managed to escape from Izium told the BBC that he was there on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
For more than a month, citizens did not have access to humanitarian aid and it was “without electricity, heating or water,” says Stepan Maselsky, the city’s military chief.
“We have unconfirmed reports of deportations [αμάχων] “In Russia – people are not allowed to move around in the city,” he said.
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