A state of emergency has been declared in the villages of Krasny Khutor, Naumovka, Novaya Naumovka and Vtoraya Naumovka in Russia’s Belgorod region, head of the district administration Vladimir Pertsev said.
He noted that local residents would be relocated to “a safe place”, however, he did not specify where.
“Residents of the villages will be paid a compensation of 10,000 rubles [€163] for renting accommodation within the Belgorod region. Families with many children will be paid 15,000 [€244]. Besides, we will allocate 3,000 rubles [€48] per each child for food,” Pertsev wrote.
Earlier, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that defence structures were being installed in the Belgorod region.
