Civilians flee as Ukraine braces for redoubled Russian assault on southeast

Civilians in eastern Ukraine struggled to evacuate Friday as Russia redirects its firepower, while President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of “even more horrific” devastation being in the areas retaken by Ukrainian troops around the capital. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments.

A child runs in the train station near the city of Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, as residents flee the city in the Donbass region on April 7, 2022.

Severodonetsk, in eastern Ukraine, is the city furthest to the country’s east that is still under Ukrainian control. Our colleagues at France 2 meet Alexei Paveliev, a former taxi driver who is volunteering to evacuate civilians as the city comes under heavy fire from Russian forces.

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