Ukraine will not create special camps for civilians from Russia’s Kursk region seeking evacuation, Ukrainian Parliament’s Human Rights Commissioner told U.S. sponsored Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
On August 6, Ukrainian soldiers made their deepest incursion into Russian territory yet, advancing into the Kursk region—marking their most significant push into enemy territory since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion.
Ukraine said it has taken control of 82 settlements over an area of 1,150 square kilometers in the region.
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliament’s Human Rights Commissioner, explained that Ukrainian authorities do not expect many civilians to choose crossing into Ukraine, though Kyiv will provide humanitarian corridors and necessary infrastructure for those who do.
Lubinets assured that the security of civilians from Kursk is not at risk in Ukraine. The country has already offered residents the choice to evacuate, either to Russian-controlled areas or into Ukraine. He added that Ukraine is committed to upholding the rights of all individuals, respecting their personal choices.
He said that Ukraine has long prepared its infrastructure to accommodate such needs. Facilities at border crossings, particularly in the Sumy region, are operational and ready to assist civilians if they decide to come.
Ukraine has established storage facilities in the northern Sumy region to store and distribute humanitarian aid to Russian civilians in the Kyiv-controlled area of Russia's western Kursk region, the interior minister announced on Friday.
“The citizens abandoned by Russia are mostly elderly people, people with disabilities, and families with children. They need food, water and medicine,” minister Ihor Klymenko said on the Telegram messaging app.
He added that about 150 food parcels had been sent to civilians in the area.
Kyiv has also set up a military commandant's office in the occupied part of Russia's Kursk region.
Ukraine’s top commander, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote on Telegram: “We are moving forward in the Kursk region. A military commandant's office has been created which must ensure order and also all the needs of the local population.”
Ukraine said it has taken control of 82 settlements over an area of 1,150 square kilometers in the region.
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliament’s Human Rights Commissioner, explained that Ukrainian authorities do not expect many civilians to choose crossing into Ukraine, though Kyiv will provide humanitarian corridors and necessary infrastructure for those who do.
Lubinets assured that the security of civilians from Kursk is not at risk in Ukraine. The country has already offered residents the choice to evacuate, either to Russian-controlled areas or into Ukraine. He added that Ukraine is committed to upholding the rights of all individuals, respecting their personal choices.
He said that Ukraine has long prepared its infrastructure to accommodate such needs. Facilities at border crossings, particularly in the Sumy region, are operational and ready to assist civilians if they decide to come.
Ukraine has established storage facilities in the northern Sumy region to store and distribute humanitarian aid to Russian civilians in the Kyiv-controlled area of Russia's western Kursk region, the interior minister announced on Friday.
“The citizens abandoned by Russia are mostly elderly people, people with disabilities, and families with children. They need food, water and medicine,” minister Ihor Klymenko said on the Telegram messaging app.
He added that about 150 food parcels had been sent to civilians in the area.
Kyiv has also set up a military commandant's office in the occupied part of Russia's Kursk region.
Ukraine’s top commander, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote on Telegram: “We are moving forward in the Kursk region. A military commandant's office has been created which must ensure order and also all the needs of the local population.”
Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Reuters, TVP World
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