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War in Ukraine: Russian civilians flee fighting in Kursk
On Tuesday, August 13, a week after the start of the Ukrainian army’s offensive on Russian territory in the Kursk region, tens of thousands of civilians urgently left the combat zone and had to resort to humanitarian aid.
In the city of Kursk (Russia), air raid sirens sound.We must take shelter, take shelter of the children“, a Russian civilian on the scene orders.We are afraid, we hide“, confides another woman, who has already been evacuated from the area where the Ukrainians are carrying out their offensive. The city, about a hundred kilometers from the border, was hit a few days ago by a Ukrainian missile that was apparently intercepted before injuring 15 people.
Inside a student hostel, where some have taken refuge, Russian television reports that French fighters are taking part in the raid. When the Russian soldiers retreated, part of the population had to evacuate by their own means.We stayed two or three hours in the forest, one remembers after crossing a river in a canoe.
In panic, more than 120,000 residents have fled, according to Russian officials. With little or no luggage, most have had to rely on humanitarian aid.
