Russian-controlled occupation authorities in Kharkiv region report that they have started evacuating people from Izyum

According to TASS, the Russian-controlled administration of the occupied part of Kharkiv Region announced that it had started "evacuating" civilians from the town of Izyum, which is controlled by Russian troops.

Vitaly Ganchev, a representative of the occupation authorities, said that people were being evacuated "primarily from Kupyansk and Izyum." Additionally, residents of Velykyi Burluk were invited to leave for "safer locations." According to Ganchev, the village had come under shelling.

Earlier, it was reported that women and children being taken out of Kupyansk and the surrounding area were being sent to Russian territory and the self-proclaimed LNR.

Russian forces have a headquarters in Izyum, while the Russian-controlled occupation administration that claims to control Kharkiv region is based in Kupyansk.

During a war, it's difficult to verify information disseminated by parties to the conflict.

• On August 29, the Ukrainian army announced that it had launched a counteroffensive in the occupied Kherson region. On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that it had "failed miserably." Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that the offensive was happening in several directions. On September 8, it was announced that Ukrainian troops had liberated the town of Balakliia in the south of Kharkiv Region.