on Sunday 16 March, 2025

Russia says has evacuated 371 civilians from areas it retook in Kursk region

This grab taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on March 13, 2025, shows destructions in the town of Sudzha in the Kursk region. (AFP)
by : AFP

Russia on Sunday said it has moved to safety 371 of its civilians from areas it retook from Ukrainian forces in its border Kursk region.

“In total since March 12th from liberated inhabited areas 371 people have been moved, including 14 children," the acting Kursk region governor Alexander Khinshtein said on social media.