Ukrainian officials urge residents in the east to evacuate ahead of expected Russian attacks

A house burns following shelling in the Donbas region of Ukraine.
(Image credit: Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images)

Officials in Ukraine say Russia is preparing to launch a new offensive in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and are imploring residents to leave while they still can.

"Later, people will come under fire," Deputy Prime Minster Iryna Vereshchuk said Wednesday. "And we won't be able to do anything to help them."

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.