Signs of Panic In Tokmak As Russian Families, Officials Begin To Evacuate

Shades of Kherson before its fall? A growing number of reports from multiple sources note that Russian authorities have begun evacuating their families and administrative offices from Tokmak as Ukrainian forces push closer to the city. 

The methodical Ukrainian advance - and its accompanying missile, rocket and artillery attacks on Russian logistics, command and long fire capabilities - have proven resistant to Russian attempts to halt the advance. JL

Iryna Balachuk reports in Ukraine Pravda:

Russians in the occupied Melitopol district are preparing for a difficult autumn, as they are already evacuating families and educational institutions. "It is already scorching in Tokmak: a few weeks ago the occupiers began to evacuate ‘authority’ bodies, and a few days ago the Russian officers began intensively evacuating their families." The Russian authorities announced on the evening of 3 October that "administrative offices", shops, and the market would not be open on 4 October.

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Russians in the temporarily occupied Melitopol district are preparing for a difficult autumn, as they are already evacuating their families and taking out entire educational institutions.

Source: Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Russian-occupied Melitopol, on Telegram

Quote from Fedorov: "‘There is no panic’ [as Russian propaganda often claims when facing failures at the front to head off unrest among the population – ed.], but there is panic. The occupiers on the Melitopol front are preparing for a hot autumn. It is already scorching in Tokmak: a few weeks ago the occupiers began to evacuate ‘authority’ bodies, and a few days ago the Russian officers began intensively evacuating their families."

Details: Currently, the Russians have begun to move educational institutions – schools, academies and colleges, Fedorov says.

Apart from that, the Russians announced on the evening of 3 October that "administrative offices", shops, and the market would not be open on 4 October.

"No matter what they prepare for, the enemy definitely doesn’t feel so good," Fedorov is convinced.