“Contrary to all the obstacles created by the official Kiev, 28,424 people, including 5,148 children, were evacuated from dangerous areas in Ukraine and the republics of Donbass to Russia over the past day without participation of Ukrainian authorities,” Mizintsev said.

2,612,747 people have been evacuated since the start of the special military operation, including 412,553 children, Mizintsev said.

Likewise, Mízintsev reported that 417,210 vehicles crossed the Russian border, 5,150 of which did so in the last 24 hours.

The escalation of evacuated DPR and EPL civilians was reported by mid-February due to Kyiv´s bombing against both territories.

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