Russian strikes spark evacuations in Ukraine as army faces mobilization strain

Intensified Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine have led to new evacuation calls and expanding internal displacement. In Kherson, Regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin urged vulnerable residents to leave as strikes threaten winter power and heating infrastructure. Meanwhile, the eastern town of Lozova receives up to 300 displaced people daily fleeing ongoing combat in Donetsk.

The aerial campaign has inflicted heavy civilian tolls, including 14 killed and over 120 injured in a recent double strike on a Kryvyi Rih shopping center. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly requested air defense systems from Western allies to intercept nightly strikes. Domestically, Ukrainian authorities are simultaneously conducting nationwide efforts to enforce military mobilization among an estimated two million draft-eligible men avoiding service.

Sources: Dagens Industri, Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, SVT, Sydsvenskan.