The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that people staying in the closed village of Novopetrovka are endangering their lives. This was reported by “Russia 24”.
According to him, the last remaining inhabitants of the village must be evacuated tonight. The district head stressed that according to reports from the security council and the self-defense battalion commander, it is currently impossible to be in the populated area.
Gladkov stressed that it is not safe to enter Novopetrovka during daylight hours.
Before this Gladkov statedFrom August 19, entrances to a number of settlements in the Belgorod region were closed.
According to the official, we are talking about the villages of Novostroevka-Vtoraya, as well as the villages of Sovkhozny, Dobropolye and Kazachok in the Grayvoronsky district. The village of Novopetrovka in the Valuysky district is also banned. As Gladkov noted, the residents of these settlements will be resettled and will be assisted in removing their property.
August 15 in the Belgorod region It was announced federal emergency regime
Previously in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation It has been saidIt will monitor the strengthening of protective measures in the Belgorod region.