People are leaving Zaporizhzhia as shelling intensifies — RMA

Due to the intensification of Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia, an exodus of residents—particularly families with children—is being observed. Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, announced this during a television broadcast, according to Ukrinform. He said that over the past month, Ukrzaliznytsia evacuated 90 people from Zaporizhzhia to safer regions.

"There is an exodus, he noted. According to preliminary estimates, there will be approximately 5% fewer schoolchildren this year than last year. "Those residents who have the opportunity to wait out enemy attacks in a safer region are definitely choosing to do so.

We can see this in the number of children who want to enroll in school on September 1. That's less than 5%. In other words, there will be 5% fewer schoolchildren than last year. There is a trend—it's not significant, but we understand why this is happening, Fedorov added.

According to him, another 80 people were evacuated from frontline communities over the past month. As reported, over the past 24 hours, the occupiers carried out 979 strikes on 54 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Three people were killed, and another 24 were wounded.