Mass Evacuations in Belgorod Amid Border Tensions

Eleven thousand residents have been evacuated from Russia's Krasnaya Yaruga district in Belgorod region due to enemy activity at the border. This comes as Ukrainian forces launched a major incursion into Russia from the nearby Kursk region.

In response to intensifying border conflicts, eleven thousand individuals have been evacuated from Krasnaya Yaruga district in Russia's Belgorod region, as reported by the state news agency TASS on Monday.

The regional governor confirmed that evacuations had commenced due to heightened 'enemy activity on the border.' This occurred as Ukrainian forces initiated a substantial incursion into Russia from the adjacent Kursk region earlier last Tuesday.

Reporting by Felix Light; Edited by Mark Trevelyan.

(With inputs from agencies.)