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A line of defense is established in the Belgorod region
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According to media reports, signposts to bomb shelters have been hung up in several Russian cities.
"In Rostov-on-Don, such a signpost was set up in the city center," reports the Internet portal Mediazona.
Regions near the Ukrainian border are particularly affected by this official measure.
There are similar reports from the cities of Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk.
In Belgorod, which is around 40 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, 700 such signs are to be installed by the end of November.
The city with around 350,000 inhabitants has been shelled several times since the beginning of the war.
Russia blames Ukraine, which usually does not comment on the allegations.
In the western Russian regional capital of Bryansk, according to reports, the first cellars have been designated as shelters since August, as has the small town of Klintsy in the same area.
But it's not just cities in Russia near the border that are taking precautionary measures.
The authorities in the city of Novokuznetsk have now installed bomb shelters and appropriate signs.
Alone: Novokuznetsk is located in southern Siberia, a good 3000 kilometers as the crow flies from Ukraine.
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