Russia on Sunday said it has relocated to security 371 of its civilians from areas it retook from Ukrainian forces in its border Kursk region.Little was understood on civilian life in the locations held by Ukraine considering that last summer and there has been some anger in Russia about the fate of those left under Ukrainian control and the lack of information from regional officials.The civilians became caught when Ukraine launched its surprise incursion in August 2024, more than two years into Russias offensive.
In overall since March 12 from freed populated locations 371 people have been moved, consisting of 14 children, the acting Kursk area Governor Alexander Khinshtein said on social media.Khinshtein said 220 of the civilians had actually been placed in short-term lodging in the Kursk region, while the rest were sticking with relatives.The Russian Defense Ministry released images of mostly elderly individuals being taken by small vans from Sudzha and Kazachya Loknya, formerly held by Ukraine.The imagse revealed people linimg up in a broken school and being accompanied by Russian soldiers.Some loved ones of those stuck in Kyiv-held areas had advocated a civilian corridor to get them out, setting off concern and some anger at regional Russian authorities.It is unidentified exactly the number of civilians were left on the opposite side of the cutting edge and cut off from their family members in Kursk.Ukraine has likewise been looking for the return of its civilians captured in Russian-occupied parts of the country considering that Moscow launched its 2022 offensive.