Ukrainian refugees in Sumy happy about ground offensive against Russia – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

On Wednesday last week, the Ukrainian authorities announced that they are evacuating 6,000 people from Sumy county in Ukraine. The county borders Russia. The fighting in the areas around the Russian border is constantly expanding. 23 residential areas and five villages in Sumy county received evacuation orders. The area is exposed to constant attacks from Russia. At the same time, the Ukrainian offensive on the Russian side is increasing. Ukrainian soldiers in an armored car near the border between Russia and Ukraine. Photo: ROMAN PILIPEY / AFP It was from this border area that Ukrainian soldiers entered the Kursk region in Russia on Tuesday just over a week ago. The town of Sumy is less than four miles from the Russian border. Happy about Ukrainian offensive People who have come to the city tell news that they are happy that the Ukrainians have started the ground offensive. They hope it will lead to fewer Russian attacks against this border region, and against the city. Sumy has been subjected to hundreds of attacks since the Russian invasion began in February 2022. Ludmilla travels from Sumy with her grandchildren and family Photo: news – I was actually happy about Ukraine’s ground offensive. It protects us. That’s what Ludmila Gontsjarenko says to news on Thursday. She and her family fled their village to Sumy three days ago. The village is eight kilometers from the Russian border. – Russia attacks in full force. The houses in our village are being bombed. The kindergarten in the city was completely destroyed, and many houses in the street have been destroyed, says Ludmila. Ludmila’s son-in-law, Olexandr Lyubajenko, is also happy that the Ukrainians have moved across the border to Kursk. – We are all happy that they have already moved in. We hope they don’t leave, but continue on, he says. Olexandr Lyubajenko (37) Hopes that Ukraine will continue the ground offensive in Russia. Photo: Eirik Pessl-Kleiven / NTB Olexandr says that the neighbour’s house was bombed to pieces. – Now we don’t dare to be here anymore, now we just have to leave. The family drove three miles to an evacuation center in Sumy. Since Ukraine’s ground offensive, there has been a steady flow of people living near the Russian border to the center. There they are registered as refugees and given food and water. The evacuation center in the city of Sumy is receiving the flow of people fleeing their villages. Photo: Eirik Pessl-Kleiven / news Ludmila and Alexandr drive on to a relative further west in Ukraine. There are five children and three adults in the car. – I’m sure we’ll get home again, says Ludmila. Evacuation on the Russian side Russian authorities say that around 200,000 people must be evacuated on their side of the border. The Ukrainian authorities say that they are now trying to facilitate humanitarian corridors, so that the local population in the Kursk region will be able to get out of areas where fighting is going on. Published 16.08.2024, at 14.31 Updated 16.08.2024, at 14.37



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