Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Ukraine Town Residents Flee as Russia Advances on Dobropillia
Dobropillia, a town in Ukraine, is becoming dangerous because the fighting between Russia and Ukraine is getting closer.
People are leaving their homes because the town is under attack.
Russian soldiers are now very close to the town, and bombs have hit important places, like a shopping center.
This has caused many people to evacuate.
People are sad to leave but feel they must to stay safe.
Ukrainian residents are fleeing Dobropillia as the frontline nears.
Russian forces are now approximately 15 km from the town's edge.
A shopping center in Dobropillia was hit by a Russian glide bomb on July 16, resulting in casualties.
Over the past two weeks, approximately 1,250 people have been evacuated from Dobropillia.
Evacuees carry remnants of their lives as they leave Dobropillia.
- Who
- Evacuees, volunteer aid workers, and residents of Dobropillia are involved.
- What
- People are evacuating Dobropillia due to the advancing frontline of the Russia-Ukraine war.
- When
- The frontline has been moving towards Dobropillia for 18 months. A shopping center was hit on July 16.
- Where
- Dobropillia, Ukraine.
- Why
- To escape the increasing danger from Russian attacks and the approaching frontline.
- Town Population (approx.)
- 30,000
- Distance of Russian forces from town
- 15 km
- Type of Bomb
- Russian glide bomb
- Location of Bombing
- Shopping center
- Date of Bombing
- July 16
- Casualties of bombing
- 2 dead, 20+ wounded
- Evacuations in last two weeks
- 1,250