Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin reports that the number of civilians still living in Kramatorsk and the surrounding areas has decreased to around 23,000, while around 22,000 remain in the Slovyansk area. He reports that there are not many people who want to leave Donetsk Oblast anymore, and that some are moving from Kramatorsk to Slovyansk rather than into areas further from the frontline. The situation in both cities is described as very difficult.