According to the agency "Ukrinform", we are talking about children under guardianship and trusteeship.

"Guardians who refuse to leave The Donbas will be deprived of their duties, and children will be forcibly evacuated," the report said.

It is specified that at the moment in the city there are 23 families in which orphans or children are brought up, whose parents were deprived of parental rights.

Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR (retired) Andrei Marochko earlier announced the transfer of equipment and reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Slavyansk.

The acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, expressed the opinion that the West is pushing Kiev to counteroffensive, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being drawn to the front reserves, including those trained in Europe.

As deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted, the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces is preparing its decisions in connection with the preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the offensive.