Governor of Belgorod reports casualties and orders relocation of civilians near Ukrainian border

According to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, the operational headquarters of Russia's Belgorod Oblast has relocated residents from several villages.

The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing the governor, that there were “many injured and dead” in the border area.

According to Gladkov, residents will be relocated from the villages of Poroz and Dronovka in Grayvoronsky District, as well as from the village of Stary Khutor and the hamlet of Pavlovka in Valuysky District.

He added that access to the village of Vyazovoye in Krasnoyarushsky District had been blocked and checkpoints had been set up to control access.

Gladkov also said that schools in a 20-kilometer zone in the oblast's border communities will operate remotely. About 35 settlements in the oblast have been closed to access due to the “operational situation.”

A day earlier, Gladkov had claimed that the “situation on the border with Ukraine remains difficult, but under control” and that the Russian armed forces were carrying out “planned work”.

This development comes after Ukrainian forces reportedly crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border near the town of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast on August 6, 2024.

On August 10, Ukrainian forces reportedly took control of the village of Poroz in Belgorod Oblast. An anti-terrorist regime has been introduced in Russia's Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod Oblasts, which includes increased security measures, movement restrictions, document checks and telephone surveillance.

On August 12, Ukrainian authorities confirmed for the first time the participation of their armed forces in a special operation in Kursk Oblast.

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