Russia said it was evacuating hundreds of children from villages due to intensifying shelling in the border region of Belgorod, where the situation was deemed “alarming” by the Kremlin. Russia has seen stepped-up attacks on its soil over a year into its Ukraine campaign, with an unprecedented incursion last week in the southern region of Belgorod and a drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday.
“We are starting today to evacuate children from the Shebekino and Graivoron districts,” regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram, referring to the most affected border areas. The governor said the first 300 children will be taken to Voronezh, a city around 250 kilometres (155 miles) further into Russia.
A correspondent for state-run agency RIA Novosti near Voronezh said buses had arrived with around 150 people on board. Gladkov said the situation was “worsening” in the village of Shebekino, where he reported more shelling during the day, but without casualties.
“The situation is quite alarming,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said when asked about shelling in the region. We have not heard a single word of condemnation from the West so far,” Peskov said, adding “measures are being taken. Several oil depots have been hit in recent weeks.
On Wednesday, authorities in the southern Krasnodar region said a drone hit the Ilsky oil refinery, in an area already hit twice since the beginning of May. The Kremlin has accused Ukraine — and its Western backers — of being behind the increasing number of reported attacks.
Source: eNCA
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