Moscow announces evacuation of 30,000 people from regions bordering Ukraine
Tatyana Moskalkova (wikipedia.org)
Approximately 30,000 people have been evacuated from Russian areas bordering Ukraine, with over 100,000 evacuated in the Kursk region, according to Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova.
"Currently, there are 960 temporary accommodation centers (TACs) across 65 Russian regions, housing 30,415 people, including 7,670 children," she said.
Moskalkova also said that, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM), 112,337 people have been evacuated in the Kursk region.
"In TACs, healthcare facilities, social institutions, and children's camps across Russia, 12,328 residents of the Kursk region are housed, including 3,685 children. Over 100,000 more have found shelter independently with relatives and friends. Around 40,000 residents refused evacuation or have already returned to their permanent homes," she added.
To recall, Ukraine has been under invasion by Russia since February 2022 and has responded with shelling and other attacks on Russia’s border regions, primarily targeting infrastructure critical to Moscow’s military operations.
According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has displaced 16.9 million people — the highest number ever recorded for any country.
In August, Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region, taking control of dozens of settlements and maintaining most of their positions since then.
