More than 200 people are missing in the Kursk region
Residents of the Kursk region are looking for their missing relatives in settlements located in the battle zone between the Ukrainian troops and the Russian army. At least 200 people applied to the "Lisa Alert" search group, other messages about missing relatives appeared on the "VKontakte" social network, "Agentstvo" writes .
On the wall of the regional office " Lisa Alert " in the Kursk region , 71 announcements have been posted about the search for people who were in the combat zone , but who lost contact, from the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts , as well as from Kursk itself . the number of requests sent to the organization itself is quite large .
" We are not ready to give an exact number , because there are no statistical data yet , but in the last two to three days we have confidently approached 200 requests ," said Olesya Partalyuk, the spokesperson of the regional department of the organization . According to him , " Lisa Alert " publishes wanted ads only for people whose relatives ask for help . " I cannot say that we know about all the missing people . I think there are many of them ," he said .
Like him , " VKontakte " local groups in the social network through as well They are looking for missing residents . So , since last Friday evening, only the group "Podslushano Sudja " (" Sudja heard " ) users have published messages about searching for 148 people . Help in finding loved ones and acquaintances requested messages from Wednesday , August 7 - the second day after the start of the attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to appear .
Last Friday, residents of the Sudzhansky district of Kursk region appealed to President Vladimir Putin for help amid the ongoing offensive by the Ukrainian army. In the video message, they said "with children, without shelter, payments and they were left without money.
A day ago, the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee ( NAC ) announced that the regime of " anti-terrorist operation " was introduced in three regions bordering Ukraine in connection with the ongoing attack by Ukraine .
" From August 9 , 2024, a decision was made to organize anti-terrorist operations in Belgorod , Bryansk and Kursk regions ," the MAK reported .
On the morning of August 6 , the armed forces of Ukraine launched an attack on the bordering Kursk region of Russia . During several days of fighting, the Ukrainian army took control of at least 20 settlements and the Sudja gas measuring station, where Russian gas is delivered to Europe. Dozens of Russian soldiers, including conscripts, were captured. Mikheil Podoliak, adviser to the head of the presidential office of Ukraine, said that this operation, which will deprive Russia of territory, people and equipment, will strengthen Kiev's position in future negotiations with Moscow.
It is noted that Russian intelligence learned about Ukraine's planned invasion of the Kursk region two weeks ago, but the country's military leadership, including Gerasimov , ignored this information, Bloomberg reported, citing a source in the Kremlin.
