State of emergency declared in Belgorod
MOSCOW — A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for all residents of the Glushkovsky district in Russia's Kursk region, acting Governor Alexei Smirnov announced on his official Telegram channel.
"The regional operational headquarters has decided to mandate the evacuation of the entire Glushkovsky district," Smirnov said on Wednesday.
The Glushkovsky district, which borders Ukraine, comprises two towns and 11 villages, Xinhua news agency reported.
This comes after an earlier announcement of a mandatory evacuation in the settlement of Glushkovo within the district.
Law enforcement agencies, local authorities, and volunteers from the Kursk Patriot Center will coordinate the evacuation process.
Russia repelled seven Ukrainian attacks in Kursk.
Earlier on Monday, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement that the attacks were repelled in the settlements of Martynovka, Borki and Korenevo over Sunday.
Russia: State of emergency declared in Belgorod
Russia's Belgorod region has been declared a federal-level state of emergency, Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov said on Thursday.
"In accordance with the information received during the reports, I propose to classify the emergency situation that arose in the Belgorod region as a federal state of emergency and establish a federal level of response," Kurenkov said after a government meeting.
The situation in the region remains tense following attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces, reports Xinhua news agency, quoting Kurenkov.
He also added that local infrastructures were damaged and casualties were reported after the recent attacks.
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