Almost 400,000 Ukrainians have already left occupied territories through Zaporizhzhia

"About 400,000 pele have passed through the city, 106,000 have been registered as internally displaced," eksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, td Ukrinform in an interview.

After being evacuated to Zaporizhzhia, some IDPs went to other cities, he added.

Almost 90,000 displaced pele have settled in Zaporizhzhia city. There are 16,000 residents of Donetsk region among them, including about 7,000 residents of Mariup. Many pele from Pohy district and Huliaype, Zaporizhzhia region, also stayed.

A network of hubs for IDPs has been created in Zaporizhzhia city, Starukh noted.

"We used to have one general hub that received IDPs from all regions, but now we decided to create separate hubs for each district. We have already ened hubs for residents of Melit, Vasylivka, Pohy, and Berdiansk districts. A hub for Mariup was created long ago. The relevant local self-government bodies take care of these hubs. We created the conditions, and they deal with the accommodation of the displaced persons," the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration explained.

He also added that a separate hub for displaced persons from Kherson region was currently being created. According to him, 15 representatives of local authorities of Kherson region work to en it.

"A lot of pele are leaving Kherson region. Last week, we met with the representatives of the local authorities of Kherson region: representatives of the regional administration, city authorities, MPs. We agreed that they will ensure the reception of citizens on a permanent basis. Already 15 pele are invved in this. They also regulate and contr the delivery of vunteer aid to the territory of Kherson city and Kherson region," Starukh noted.

As reported, to leave the temporarily occupied territory through Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainians will need to obtain a special pass from the occupation commandant's office. Such rules seem to come into effect already on August 1.