In Russia too, the war led to forced displacements. Five thousand children were evacuated from the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, after weeks of bombing carried out by kyiv, the region's governor announced on Saturday.
Regional authorities announced last week that 9,000 miners would be transferred to other regions after a series of cross-border bombings and drone strikes killed more than a dozen civilians. “Five thousand of our children are already outside the region. Yesterday, 1,300 children arrived in St. Petersburg, Bryansk and Makhachkala,” said Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
Distance learning
Children who remain in the region and live in municipalities near the border, including Belgorod, the regional capital, will receive distance learning next month, he added. Businesses that were forced to close due to the attacks will be allowed to reopen provided that “staff are trained in first aid” and that adhesive tape is stuck to the windows, the governor said.
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Belgorod has repeatedly been the target of what Russian officials have called indiscriminate Ukrainian attacks since the conflict began more than two years ago. On Friday, a Ukrainian drone crashed into a multi-story building in the city, killing one man and injuring two others, including his wife, Vyacheslav Gladkov said.