About 100 people refuse to evacuate, remain in frontline town of Vuhledar

The head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadim Filashkin reported this.

‘The situation around Vuhledar has escalated. The Russians are trying to surround the city, which has become a real fortress for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There are large tank battles going on there, the enemy is trying to break through the defenses, but now the Russian troops are moving on to try to surround the town,’ he said.

At the same time, Filashkin noted that Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups are trying to break through to the town, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are destroying them. According to the head of the Donetsk Military Administration, about 100 civilians remain in Vuhledar.

‘About a hundred people remain in the city who do not want to evacuate. It is very difficult to bring in humanitarian aid because the enemy is shelling all available routes. They are using all kinds of weapons: tanks, artillery, drones,’ he added.

• On September 24, DeepState reported that the Russian occupation army is trying to raze Vuhledar in Donetsk region to the ground. The situation around the city is ‘critical and continues to deteriorate’.
• The Institute for the Study of War reports that the capture of Vuhledar is unlikely to give Russian troops any special operational advantage for further offensive operations in the western part of Donetsk region.
• Director of the media and consulting company Defense Express Serhiy Zgurets noted that the enemy is conducting bypass manoeuvres from the west and east in the area of Vuhledar.
• On September 25, military expert Stupak suggested when the Ukrainian Armed Forces would have to leave Vuhledar.