About 5,000 people of nearly 20,000 people population left Svatove on their own. As reported in the civil service of emergencies, in the affected area nearby artillery depot 476 multi-storey and private houses are located. By the decision of deputy chaiman of Luhansk military civil adminidtration Yuriy Klymenko,one hundred and eighteen patients of the Svatove district hospital, 100 residents of the local old people's home and 116 boarding school residents have been evacuated from the town. Twenty-nine servicemen have left the depot premises.