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GORLOVKA (Ukraine), Feb 19 The first trains with evacuees from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic set off to Russia. Earlier, the heads of the LPR and DPR announced a mass evacuation of the population due to the aggravation of the situation in the Donbass. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport said the evacuation would take place by road and rail.61 collection points were opened in the LPR for the evacuation of citizens. Mostly women, children and the elderly went to Russia from Gorlovka. They have bags and suitcases with them. The evacuation takes place in a calm atmosphere. On the platforms, people are waiting for their turn. One of the evacuated residents, a 16-year-old boy who had a two-year-old niece in his arms, told RIA Novosti why he decided to leave. «Actually, I wanted to stay, but my sister needs help with the children,» he said. adding that he would later return to the Donbass. The young man also said that his father had been fighting on the side of the DPR for three years. Earlier, a train with evacuated residents of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic left for Russia. This is the first train from Lugansk to Russia since 2014. Since 2014, the settlement of Gorlovka has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk. Since 2014, the settlement of Gorlovka has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, 50 kilometers north of Donetsk. Coal mining enterprises and the Stirol chemical concern are located on the territory of the city. Gorlovka is one of the largest cities in the self-proclaimed DPR. The most frequently shelled areas of Gorlovka at the moment are the village of Zaitsevo located on the outskirts of the city and the villages of mines named after Gagarin and «6/7». Before the conflict in Donbass, the population of Horlivka totaled more than 250 thousand people.The development of the situation in Donbass — online -report >>A refugee told how the Ukrainian security forces are bombing HorlivkaPosted by: Daria Buymova