“We are evacuating many villages, and now we plan to evacuate about 9,000 people due to shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces. children,” V. Gladkov said at a meeting of members of the ruling party.
“I am proud that the people of the region have not given up on the difficult situation and that many more people have come to the polling stations than ever before,” he added.
The attacks have angered the Kremlin, which is trying to downplay the impact of its offensive in Ukraine on the Russian population.
Last week, regions of the country bordering Ukraine also became the target of border raids by pro-Ukrainian paramilitary groups who claimed to have captured a village.
At a post-election press conference, Putin said he was considering creating a “sanitary zone” in the Ukrainian territory bordering Belgorod to prevent further attacks.
“I do not rule out the possibility that, taking into account the tragic events of today, we will be forced at some point, when we think it is appropriate, to create a certain “sanitary zone” for the Kyiv regime in the territories currently under its control,” he said.
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2024-04-05 07:19:42