The activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area was later confirmed by the Governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov. Avoiding the word “evacuation”, he reported on the organized transportation of border residents.
“I am sure,” the head of the region said, “our military will do everything possible to deal with the emerging threat. But in order to protect the life and health of our residents, we are starting to relocate people living in the Krasnoyaruzhsky district to safer places.” The governor also said that his deputies, advisers, heads of departments and administration are on site. “I am sure that everything will develop in an orderly manner,” Vyacheslav Gladkov said. “And the most important thing is that everything will be done calmly and without panic.”
In the Rylsky district of the Kursk region, the post office, where people will be able to receive pensions, will soon resume operations. A pharmacy is already open near the Church of the Ascension.
The small and compact village of Krasnaya Yaruga is famous for its comfortable lifestyle thanks to the work of gardeners and landscapers. And the village of Kolotilovka, next to which the state border checkpoint is located, was turned into an educational and cultural centre several years ago. The reconstructed school brought together gifted children from all over the Krasnoyaruzh region.
The nearby museum, with its neat rows of whitewashed cottages with thatched roofs, told of the traditions and customs of the entire Slobozhanshchina region. A nearby mill ground flour and then baked it into cakes.
Anna Skripka, RG correspondent. Photo: From personal archive.
And the fact that neighbouring Ukraine was just a stone’s throw away did not bother the residents and the numerous tourists. Now the bright school with huge windows was pierced by enemy shells. It is better not to think about whether the museum huts are still standing and what happened to the windmills.
According to the head of the municipality, Andrei Miskov, 11,000 people out of the 11.5 thousand inhabitants who remained in the area before the displacement had managed to leave by this evening. About 500, including the administration, remain at their jobs.
Miskov also explained that employees of the city administration and law enforcement agencies, medics and soldiers of territorial self-defense units involved in this transport worked harmoniously.
Following the example of the inhabitants of Krasnoyaruzh, their neighbours, the Rakitians, also set out in their own cars. And those who stayed behind, alarmed, say: “You know, in the morning it thundered, but now it is so suspiciously quiet…” People hear everything: a drone flies with a deadly load, the shelling on the border has resumed. Is it getting closer? It is getting louder and louder…” Residents of Shebekin, formerly homeless, residents of Grayvoron, and now residents of Kursk, told in detail what to look for.
Close family and personal ties are helping more than ever in these difficult times. Thus, the rumour about the shortage of petrol in the Oboyansky district of the Kursk region was denied first by its own residents and then by the regional government.
The confidence that those in the rear are ready to welcome the “frontline guests” is growing stronger every day. And it is important that in this situation of widespread anxiety there are also a handful of positive things.
The head of the Rylsky district of the Kursk region, Andrei Belousov, said that after the alarming departures of local residents, tension and stress, work will soon resume at the post office, where people will be able to receive pensions. A pharmacy has already been opened near the Church of the Ascension. And little by little, closed retail outlets are beginning to operate in this former trading town of the Kursk region.
