Russian authorities announce the evacuation of children from the Belgorod region, on the border with Ukraine. Some 300 children have already been sent more than 250 kilometers away.
Russia was again targeted by drone attacks and bombings on the night of Tuesday May 30 to Wednesday May 31, the day after an unprecedented drone attack on Moscow. The situation remains tense in the country and the Russian authorities have even announced the evacuation of children from the Belgorod region.
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After days of incursions and bombardments on the border villages, the governor of the city of Belgorod announced the evacuation of children from the districts of Shebekino and Graivoron where a border post was attacked on May 22 by Russian opponents who are fighting alongside the Ukrainians. Some 300 children have already left, sent to summer camp in the Voronezh region, about 250 kilometers to the east. On the evening of May 30, two refineries in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia, on the Black Sea coast, were targeted by drone attacks. In occupied Ukraine, in the Lugansk region, a bombardment on a poultry farm left five dead and 19 injured according to the authorities.
These new operations once again show the deep strike capability that Ukraine is developing. The refineries targeted are very important production centers for Russia, located more than 300 kilometers from the front line. The drone attacks on Moscow have greatly disturbed Russian analysts who wonder how these devices were able to fly over hundreds of kilometers of Russian territory without being intercepted, even if it had already happened. Some even wonder if they were not launched from Russia, which would mean that teams are able to operate clandestinely, which is hardly more reassuring for the Kremlin.
The Russian authorities speak of eight drones over Moscow, other sources mention about twenty
Faced with this, the Russian authorities have for the moment tended to minimize the attacks of recent days. On May 30, state television reported on the drone attacks on Moscow but insisted the drones had done only minor damage and everyone had kept calm. The Ministry of Defense spoke of eight drones, when other sources evoked rather about twenty. The Attorney General has called on Russians not to relay any video on social media or face prosecution, making it a thinly veiled threat.
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There is no threat for the inhabitants of Moscow hammered the spokesman of the Kremlin Dimitri Peskov who also specified on the morning of May 31, that there was no question of extending martial law to the whole country. . Nevertheless, there are unmistakable signs. First, Vladimir Putin reacted extremely quickly on May 30, and the Russian president rarely reacts hotly when it comes to bad news. Although he too played it down, he acknowledged that Russia needed to improve its anti-aircraft defences. The announcement of the evacuation of children from the districts of the Belgorod region clearly betrays the conviction of the Russian authorities that these attacks on their territory are not over and that Russia cannot protect itself from them as they stand. completely.