Independent Russian media reported on Monday that authorities in several regions of Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk regions have ordered the evacuation of the population. This is all due to the proximity of the border with Ukraine and the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk Oblast.
The first information about the evacuation of the Krasnoyarsk region (Belgorod Oblast) began to arrive. The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, argued that the decision to evacuate was “dangerous in the morning”.
“The enemy is active on the border of the Krasnoyarsk region. I am convinced that our soldiers will eliminate the threat, but – in order to protect the life and health of our population – we are starting to move people living in the Krasnoyarsk region to safer places,” Gladkov announced in a recording posted on Telegram.
Gladkov’s example was followed by the head of the Belivsky district in the Kursk region, Nikolai Volobuyev, who called on all residents to evacuate because Ukrainian forces had entered the area.
As Radio Svoboda writes, Russian military bloggers reported on Sunday about an attack by a Ukrainian unit on the border village of Kolotilovka in the Krasnoyarsk region..
On the night of August 11, a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group entered the Belovsky region. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempt to invade the area had been suspended.
On Monday morning, Belovsky district authorities announced that the situation remained very tense and that a voluntary evacuation of the population was underway.
As of Saturday, more than 76,000 people had been evacuated in Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian forces have been conducting an offensive since August 6. people.
On Friday night, Russian authorities introduced a “state of anti-terrorist operation” in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk oblasts bordering Ukraine, allowing the use of “necessary measures and temporary restrictions.” This means, among others: the possibility of forced relocation of residents, restrictions on transport in specific areas, increased protection of important facilities and the possibility of using wiretaps..
