A Russian border region being pounded by Ukrainian shelling and drones is expanding its closure of schools and colleges amid a major evacuation plan
This photo released by Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov's telegram channel on Monday, March 18, 2024, shows emergency ministry employees working at the destroyed building after shelling from the Ukrainian side, in Nikolskoye village, Belgorod region, Russia. Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov says four people were killed in the shelling, not far from the border with Ukraine.
The measures were announced a day after the governor unveiled plans to evacuate about 9,000 children from the region and several days after a presidential election in Russia in which President Vladimir Putin extended his rule in a landslide. Putin vowed Wednesday to provide support for Belgorod civilians who have lost their homes and businesses.
In another possible sign of Kyiv’s strategy, Ukrainian drones targeted the city of Engels, about 800 kilometers east of the border with Ukraine in the Saratov region. An airbase for strategic bombers is near the city.Long-range strikes on Russia are “a cost-effective way to create challenges for the Russian state,” said Michael Kofman, a military expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
But the United States is Ukraine’s crucial military supplier, and the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front.
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