The government of Ukraine is preparing plans for the evacuation of its territories Peninsula and his Nikolaev whose thermal and electrical networks have been seriously damaged by Russian bombardments.

The Ukrainian government is preparing to help evacuate residents from two cities in southern Ukraine, where damaged electricity and heating infrastructure raises fears of even a humanitarian crisis in the middle of winter.

Russian troops have begun bombing critical infrastructure across the country. Ukraineleaving many areas without electricity, heating and water. Ukrainian authorities are now looking for ways to help residents of the affected areas survive the winter. In Kherson, in particular, authorities say that for many residents left without water, heating or electricity, the only way out is to flee in anticipation of winter, according to the New York Times.

Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Irina Vereshchuksaid that in the coming days the government will begin to help those who wish to leave Kherson, while emphasizing that the residents themselves will decide whether to stay or not.

“At the moment, we are not talking about forced evacuation,” she said. Bereshchuk. “But even in the case of voluntary evacuation, the state is responsible for the transportation. People should be driven to where they will spend the winter.”

However, a similar situation in Nikolaev which is located about 65 km northwest of Kherson and is frequently under rocket fire from Russia. Irina Vereshchuk specified that the government would also help the residents of Mykolaiv to move if they so desired.

According to the New York Times