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Russian authorities announce the evacuation of another district of Kursk due to Ukraine’s military incursion
The authorities of the Bolshesoldatsky district in the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukraine has been carrying out a military operation since August 6, announced on Tuesday the evacuation of the population in the face of the unstable situation in the area.
“Until now there was no evacuation in our district. Those who wanted to, left on their own and no one was hitting them. Today we begin to collect data from the people who do need to be evacuated,” wrote the local leader, Vladimir Zaitsev, on his Telegram channel.
In the Bolshesoldatski district, adjacent to the Sudzha district, the first target of the Ukrainian incursion, live about 10,000 people.
It is a territory close to the city of Kurchatov, which hosts the Kursk atomic power plant, and the regional capital, with about 430,000 inhabitants.
The governor of the region, Alexei Smirnov, acknowledged yesterday that about 121,000 people have already been evacuated from the border areas with Ukraine and another 60,000 would be transferred to safer places later.
Smirnov also assured that Ukrainian forces already control 28 locations in the territory of Kursk, where about 2,000 people live without their fate being known so far.
Ukraine, for its part, recognized yesterday for the first time that its forces are in Russian territory and assured that within the framework of the operation in Kursk they already control about 1,000 square kilometers.
On the other side of the border, the Ukrainian authorities decided on Tuesday to restrict the movement of civilians in part of the Sumi region that borders the Russian region of Kursk, for security reasons.
The Ukrainian General Staff has confirmed that the restrictions are established by “the increase in fighting, the intensification of sabotage activities and reconnaissance groups and special operations forces of the enemy and to preserve the lives of the civilian population and military personnel.”
The limitations will affect residents in a strip of 20 kilometers from the border.
This area can only be accessed after showing a Ukrainian passport that contains an address that accredits the bearer as a resident in this strip.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kiev assured today that the objective of the Ukrainian incursion into the border oblast is not to “take the territory of the region” but to protect Ukrainian civilians.
“Ukraine is not interested in taking the territory of the Kursk region, but we want to protect the lives of our people,” said the spokesman, Gueorgui Tiji, in statements cited by the “Ukrinform” agency.
According to the spokesman, since the beginning of the summer alone, more than 2,000 attacks have been recorded against the Ukrainian border region of Sumi, from Kursk.
“Therefore, it is necessary to liberate these border areas where Russian military contingents with the help of the (Russian) Armed Forces attack Ukraine or cover the terror against the Ukrainians,” he alleges.
International
Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
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Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.
“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.
In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”
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Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains
Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.
“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”
Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.
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