{"id":339173,"date":"2025-06-26T01:46:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T22:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=339173"},"modified":"2025-06-26T01:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T22:47:00","slug":"1218","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/1218","title":{"rendered":"Day 1,218: as Kostyantynivka is on brink of humanitarian disaster, authorities urge residents to evacuate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Kostyantynivka is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster, authorities urge residents to evacuate. Ukraine expects new EU sanctions to hit Russia\u2019s war budget, its foreign minister says. Trump will not sanction Russia yet, Rubio tells Politico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Kostyantynivka is on brink of humanitarian disaster, authorities urge residents to evacuate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The city of Kostyantynivka, in Donetsk region, is on the edge of a humanitarian catastrophe, head of the regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin said in a post to Telegram on Wednesday.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian attacks cut power supply to nearly half of the city. Some 1,900 houses in the Santurynivka neighborhood were cut off from gas supply, and it is currently not possible to restore it. Water is delivered to the households once a day: between 5p.m. and 8p.m., covering only 20-25 per cent of the consumers\u2019 needs, Filashkin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city\u2019s bus service has been suspended due to drone attacks. Intercity buses to nearby Druzhkivka are operating with limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seven water reservoirs and 11 water tanks were installed in the city. There are 12 water wells, including six that have water purification systems. Five \u201cpoints of invincibility\u201d [spots where people can charge their electronics and get internet service \u2013 edit.] are operating with two more ready to open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medics, utility workers, police and city authorities are working despite everything. The enemy is systematically destroying the city\u2019s critical infrastructure. Filashkin urged the residents to evacuate, saying that evacuation is not just a matter of choice, but a matter of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n