Residents of Belgorod were asked to evacuate the city

Gladkov: those wishing to evacuate from Belgorod will be taken to Stary Oskol

Photo from V. Gladkov's telegram channel

The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that he noticed “several requests on social networks” from Belgorod residents who asked for help to leave the city amid shelling. The last one happened on the night of January 5.

"Of course, we will help! Several families have already been transported,” the official wrote in his telegram channel, recalling that the local authorities already have such experience after the shelling of Shebekino.

Gladkov said that to get help with evacuation, Belgorod residents should contact his reception or the Belgorod administration, as well as by calling «112» and «122».

«We are ready to transport you to Stary Oskol and Gubkin,» the governor said, «where you will be in fairly comfortable conditions.»

Gladkov noted, that accommodation is planned “in warm and safe rooms” and citizens will be able to stay there “as long as necessary.” If there are not enough places in accommodation centers in the region, officials will ask the heads of other regions for help, he added.

After numerous shellings of Shebekino, since the spring of 2023, Belgorod authorities have been organizing the temporary relocation of local residents to other settlements. In mid-summer, Gladkov called on the residents of Shebekino who had left to think about returning from the TAP. Shebekin residents were promised not to pay rent until August. A few days later, it was announced that the return of citizens would be suspended amid new shelling.