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Vereshchuk: 825 people evacuated from Kharkiv Oblast on Aug. 22

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Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk reported that 238 of the evacuees from the occupied parts of Kharkiv Oblast were children. The evacuation was organized by Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov, together with volunteer organizations.

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