80% of buildings in liberated Izyum have been damaged or destroyed by Russian forces
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In addition, Russian troops destroyed all of Izyum’s specialized utility equipment during their withdrawal from the town in early September.
"In this matter we ask Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv and other oblasts for assistance,” said Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synyehubov.
"We need support as Izyum is one of the worst damaged by occupiers towns, 80% of it is in ruins. It's known. So we need close ties with other Ukrainian regions.”
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Both postal services and banks have resumed operations in Izyum, he noted.
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