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"Today, we have evacuated 150 people from Debaltseve - women, children, and older people,” he said.

“Tomorrow we will go again there. The situation is very serious. There is a shortage of medicines in the city. Our task is to save the lives of innocent civilians," he said.

Debaltsevo has been under heavy attack for days by Russian-backed militants. It is a key strategic point: a road and rail junction. It is surrounded on three sides by militant forces, who have been pressing forward in an attempt to take the town.

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