Some 2,000 Izyum residents evacuated on Thursday - Kharkiv regional authorities

KHARKIV. March 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Forty-four evacuation buses carrying around 2,000 people in total left the town of Izyum in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on Thursday, the head of the regional military administration, Oleh Sinehubov, said.

"Further logistics is being provided for evacuees who wish [to travel on] to Dnipro," Sinehubov said on Telegram.

A humanitarian cargo with food and essentials had been delivered to Izyum, he also said.