Under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine — Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba, a regular meeting of the Coordination Headquarters for Evacuation Measures and Response to Mass Population Displacement in 2026 was held.
As a result of the meeting, a decision was made to conduct a mandatory evacuation of children together with their parents or legal representatives from five settlements in two communities in the Zaporizhzhia region.
“Mandatory evacuation is one of the most difficult decisions we have to make. But in the face of constant shelling, it is the only responsible step that will save lives, especially those of children. Together with the Ministry of Social Policy, Family, and Unity, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and local authorities, we are coordinating our efforts to ensure that every family has a clear and safe plan of action and receives the necessary support at all stages of the evacuation,” Oleksiy Kuleba emphasized.
Forty children from 26 families are subject to evacuation. The Cherkasy region has been designated to receive and accommodate the evacuees.
At the same time, the mandatory evacuation of children with their parents or legal representatives in the Donetsk region continues. Of the five territorial communities in the Kramatorsk district where the relevant decision is in force, 652 children remain to be evacuated. In total, since the start of the mandatory evacuation of children from settlements in the Donetsk region, from April 2023 to January 11, 2026, 19,447 children have been evacuated. All children have already been evacuated from 366 designated settlements in the region to safer places. The evacuation is being carried out through two transit centers — in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, and in Lozova, Kharkiv region, where families receive assistance.
Also, according to the decision of the previous meeting of the headquarters, the mandatory evacuation of children with their parents or legal representatives in the Dnipropetrovsk region continues. It has been announced in 40 settlements of the Synelnykivskyi district. Currently, 378 children have already been evacuated. Seventeen mobile teams have been set up to work with families, consisting of psychologists, representatives of child welfare services, social workers, and police officers. They work directly in the communities, informing families about the evacuation procedure and helping them through the process.
Since June 1, 2025, more than 151,000 people have been evacuated from the frontline areas of Ukraine to safer regions, including nearly 18,500 children and more than 5,000 people with limited mobility.
Today, there are 19 transit centers operating in several regions of Ukraine, where people receive comprehensive assistance: humanitarian, medical, psychological, legal, and social. They are helped to restore their documents, apply for benefits and social services, and receive financial support from the state and humanitarian organizations.
Since the beginning of August 2024, the transit center in Pavlohrad has received almost 40,000 people. Since August 19 this year, more than 16,500 people have passed through Lozova, and since August 23 this year, about 8,000 people have passed through Volosky.
After the transit center, evacuees can take advantage of free temporary accommodation (MTP). There are 1,111 such facilities in Ukraine. They provide more than 80,500 beds for IDPs. Currently, more than 7,200 places remain vacant. More than 3,500 places have been created for people with disabilities and the mobility-impaired population, of which 138 are vacant.
The largest number of TAs have been created in the following regions: Dnipropetrovsk – 135; Zakarpattia – 111; Kharkiv – 78; Kirovohrad – 77; Lviv – 68; Poltava – 64; Chernivtsi – 63; Vinnytsia and Ivano-Frankivsk – 60 each; Rivne – 58; Khmelnytskyi – 57.
The evacuation of the population is carried out in close cooperation between the State Emergency Service, the National Police, local communities, volunteers, and international partners. Specialized units—the State Emergency Service’s Phoenix group and the National Police’s White Angel group—are working directly in the frontline territories.
They are equipped with armored vehicles, medical supplies, and equipment for transporting people from all population groups. At the same time, the Ministry of Social Policy, Family, and Unity, together with local communities, is organizing the transportation of citizens with limited mobility to hospitals and specialized institutions immediately after their evacuation.