‘This is not Bucha near Kyiv’: the villages near Izium, liberated two years ago, have not been restored

Villages near Izium in the Kharkiv region, which were liberated nearly two years ago, still have not been restored.

This was reported by a resident of the village of Kamyanka, who spoke about the situation in the village, which was almost completely destroyed and captured at the beginning of the war, and then liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the fall of 2022.

According to her, homes are still in ruins and there is no electricity or gas – “only promises.” People prefer to take certificates to buy new housing and not return home, a practice even recommended by local authorities.

“They only post on social media that everything is restored and people are happy. What are we happy about? This is not Bucha near Kyiv, this is Kamyanka,” she stated.

It should be noted that about 130,000 internally displaced persons were forced to return home to conflict zones or occupied territories due to housing and employment issues.

It was also recently reported that tens of millions are being spent on repairing the city administration building in Izium, while nearby villages still lack electricity and heating.