Russia has announced the evacuation of residents of a district in the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, as Kiev forces continue their push into the neighboring Kursk region. “The morning is going to be alarming for us: there is enemy activity on the border of the Krasnoyarsk region,” Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a video posted on Telegram. “For the safety of the life and health of our population, we are starting to evacuate,” he added. Another 8,000 civilians have been evacuated from Kursk, according to the Interior Ministry. Regional governor Alexei Smirnov tried to reassure in his latest statement: “Reinforcements are arriving, with guns and tracked vehicles. We are doing everything possible to ensure the safety of civilians.” “But the truth is that the technique used by the Ukrainians is causing the Russians to lose ground.
How Ukrainians Move
According to what was reconstructed this morning by Repubblica, small Ukrainian units, usually consisting of four to five armored vehicles, are implanted deep in the Kursk region. They strike at the rear of the Russian units. And they do not allow to decipher the directions of the advance. The key element of General Syrsky is surprise. The territory occupied by the Ukrainians would currently extend over about 450 square kilometers, within which the soldiers of kyiv would occupy the villages one by one.
The fire in Zaporizhia
A fire broke out last night in the cooling system of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye, occupied by Russian armed forces. kyiv and Moscow are accusing each other of responsibility. Regarding the fire, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has a team on site, reassures that “there is no impact on nuclear safety” while the six reactors are shut down. The head of the administration established by the Russians in the region, Vladimir Rogov, said early today that the fire had been “completely extinguished”.
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