Russia on Monday ordered new evacuations in its border region of Belgorod, the local governor said, as it battled to contain a Ukrainian offensive in the neighboring Kursk region, APA reports citing France 24.
Ukrainian forces rammed through the Russian border early on Tuesday. They swept across some Western parts of the Kursk region, a surprise attack that may be aimed at gaining leverage in possible ceasefire talks after the US election.
Apparently caught by surprise, Russia by Sunday had stabilized the front in the Kursk region, though Ukraine had carved out a sliver of Russian territory where battles were continuing on Monday, according to Russian war bloggers.
In the neighboring Belgorod region to the south, the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that evacuations had begun from the Krasnaya Yaruga District due to "enemy activity on the border" that was a "threat".
"I am sure that our servicemen will do everything to cope with the threat that has arisen," Gladkov said. "We are starting to move people who live in the Krasnaya Yaruga district to safer places."
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