The active phase of the Russian offensive on the Kupyansk direction, which began in the fall of 2014, has been going on for a year and a half now, with the goal of eliminating the Ukrainian bridgehead on the left bank of the Oskol.
After they managed to cut the Kupiansk-Borova highway, the enemy came close to the left-bank agglomeration of Kupiansk Vuzlovyi-Kivsharivka from the south. In the north, from the side of the already occupied Holubivka, Russians are trying to reach the Kupiansk bridge over the Oskil, which currently remains the only transportation artery connecting the area to the right bank.
Even if we do not take into account the daily artillery shelling, MLRS missile attacks and bombing by UAVs, the security situation for residents of Kupyansk, particularly on the left bank, is critical. Evacuation from here has long since outgrown its urgency.
Before the war, the Kupiansk community was home to more than 58,000 people, and as of now, less than three thousand remain, including children and people with limited mobility.
The most dramatic situation is in the village of Kivsharivka, which had a population of up to 20,000 before the invasion. It is the only village in Ukraine with no rural housing stock. Therefore, the completely destroyed infrastructure makes it extremely difficult to survive here.

As the Russians approached the borders of the Kupyansk community, they first attacked the life support facilities of its settlements. Kivsharivka has long been without any power supply - not everyone manages to survive the winter in frozen panel houses. There is no water, pharmacies and retail outlets are closed... Only humanitarian aid supports the local “leftovers”.
Despite the danger for volunteers and employees of authorized services, the evacuation of people continues. Applications for evacuation from residents of Kupyansk district, who are tired of Russian terror and unbearable living conditions, continue to be submitted.

In the summer of 2023, the Russians began a slow creeping advance towards Oskol, and from the fall of 2024 to the present day, they continue to fan the flames in the hell they have created in the Kupianske Pryoskillia. All this time, the evacuation crews of the NGO "Volunteer - 68", together with rescuers from the State Emergency Service, police officers and the military, have been saving the lives of fellow citizens in this one of the hottest spots of our front in the confrontation with stupid and base evil.