The governor of the Donetsk region, Vadim Pilshkin, reports that the number of citizens still living in Kramatorsk and the surrounding area has dropped to about 23,000, while about 22,000 remain in the Slovansk region. He reports that there are not many people who want to leave the Donetsk region anymore, and that some of them are moving from Kramatorsk to Slovansk and not to areas further from the front line. The situation in both cities is described as very difficult.

The governor of the Donetsk region, Vadim Pilshkin, reports that the number of citizens still living in Kramatorsk and the surrounding area has dropped to about 23,000, while about 22,000 remain in the Slovansk region. He reports that there are not many people who want to leave the Donetsk region anymore, and that some of them are moving from Kramatorsk to Slovansk and not to areas further from the front line. The situation in both cities is described as very difficult.