Ukraine has invited the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross to carry out humanitarian work in Russia's Kursk region following a cross-border Ukrainian offensive that Kyiv says has resulted in the capture of about 100 settlements.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the request was "provocative".
- The operational headquarters in the borderline Russian region of Kursk has decided to announce a mandatory evacuation of residents from the Rylsk and Khomutovka districts, Governor Alexey Smirnov said.
"Based on operational data, the regional operational headquarters has made a decision to evacuate [people from] localities in the Rylsk and Khomutovka districts situated in the 15 km-wide zone near the border with Ukraine," the official wrote on his Telegram channel.
According to Smirnov, regional law enforcement officers, officials and members of the Kursk-based Patriot voluntary public order squad will handle the coordination of the process.
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United Nations representatives may visit settlements in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region that are currently controlled by Ukrainian troops only with Russia’s authorization, Stephane Dujarric, a spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said.
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