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Russia orders mandatory evacuation in Kursk region

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STORY: Russia orders mandatory evacuation in Kursk region
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:46
LOCATION: Moscow
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Russian residents
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): NATALIA PAVLOVNA CHUDNAYA, Belgorod resident
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): NATALIA KHRISTOFOROVNA KRASNIKOVA, Belgorod resident
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): ANNA MARTYNOVA, Volunteer in Belgorod
5. various of Russian residents

STORYLINE:

A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for all residents of the Glushkovsky district in western Russia's Kursk region, Acting Governor Alexei Smirnov announced on his official Telegram channel Wednesday.

The Glushkovsky district, which borders Ukraine, comprises two towns and 11 villages.

This comes after an earlier announcement of a mandatory evacuation in the settlement of Glushkovo within the district.

Russia's Belgorod region has been declared a federal-level state of emergency, Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov said on Thursday.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): NATALIA PAVLOVNA CHUDNAYA, Belgorod resident
"They've closed the village and said they will relocate us."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): NATALIA KHRISTOFOROVNA KRASNIKOVA, Belgorod resident
"Our village, Dronovka, is being shelled. People are constantly without electricity, nor water. They are suffering."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): ANNA MARTYNOVA, Volunteer in Belgorod
"Volunteers at the temporary accommodation center collect lists of needs, gather humanitarian aid, pack it into boxes and bags, and distribute it to the rooms according to residents' needs."

On Thursday, Commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky said that Ukraine has taken control of 82 settlements in the Kursk region.

Since the beginning of their operation in the Kursk region, Ukrainian troops have advanced 35 km along the Russian army's defense, and controlled over 1,150 sq km of territory, Syrsky said on his official Telegram channel.

Since the beginning of Thursday, Ukrainian troops have advanced between 500 meters and 1.5 km further into the Kursk region, he said.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow.
(XHTV)

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