People were taken out by special train.

The head of the Lviv regional military state administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, reported that the largest medical evacuation of patients from Kherson to Lviv region took place.

He wrote about it in Telegram. According to him, all the patients are elderly people who were in medical institutions in Kherson and the surrounding area.

“They were brought to the Lviv region by a special train. We thank the specialists of the Lviv Regional Center of Emergency Aid and Disaster Medicine and their colleagues from Poland, who quickly met the patients and sent them to the medical facilities of our region for further treatment. I also thank Doctors Without Borders for accompanying people from Kherson Oblast to Lviv Oblast,” wrote Kozytskyi.

He did not specify the number of evacuees.

At the same time, according to Kozytskyi, 26 ambulances were involved.

“The people who were evacuated are safe and are receiving all the necessary help,” the head of the OVA assured.

The situation in Kherson

Ukrainian soldiers entered Kherson on November 11, 2022. The Russians attacked the liberated city many times.

The head of the Kherson city military administration, Galina Lugova, reported that since November 20, 1,223 “arrivals” have been recorded in Kherson, 65 people have died, including a child. The official added that 38 critical infrastructure objects, 901 residential buildings and 48 educational institutions were destroyed due to enemy shelling.