Evacuations expand in Russia's Kursk region amid rising tensions
For several days, there has been an ongoing evacuation of residents in the Kursk region of Russia, specifically in the Sudzha, Glushkovo, Rylsk, and Korenevo districts. Now, another city in a region that does not border Ukraine has been ordered to evacuate, causing increasing panic in Russia.
6:58 PM EDT, August 13, 2024
Another city in the Kursk region has begun evacuating residents. This information was shared by leader Vladimir Zaytsev.
Until today, no evacuation had been conducted in our area. Everyone left on their own, without interference. However, that has changed, and we are now ordering everyone who remains to leave their homes, said the Russian, quoted by the independent portal Meduza.
According to him, many people in the area do not want to leave. At the same time, in the Sumy region of Ukraine bordering Kursk, restrictions have been imposed on the movement of all citizens within a 12-mile border zone. The Ukrainian armed forces general staff revealed that the restrictions are related to the increased intensity of military activities and "the intensification of hostile diversion-reconnaissance groups."
All of these border Ukraine. The Bolshevik district, unlike them, does not border Ukraine; it is adjacent to the Sudzha district to the west and to the Belovsky district of the Belgorod region to the south, where evacuation has also been announced. According to the census from 2020-2021, approximately 11,000 people lived in the Bolshevik district.
Problems for Russians in their own country
According to an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War, Ukraine controlled at least 300 square miles of Russian territory in the Kursk region as of Monday.
On Monday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with American senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal. The discussion focused on convincing the American authorities to allow the Ukrainian army to use long-range missiles to attack Russia.
