In a video conference with Alexey Smirnov, the acting governor of Kursk Oblast, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it would a be one-time payment to "citizens who need it." He added that "other damage will also need to be assessed."
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Displaced residents of Kursk Oblast will be paid $115, Putin decrees
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Nate Ostiller and
The Kyiv Independent news desk August 8, 2024 6:16 PM 2 min read
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) attends a remote meeting with Alexey Smirnov, the acting governor of Kursk Oblast, via video call in Moscow, on Aug. 8, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
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Residents who have been displaced by the ongoing fighting in Russia's Kursk Oblast will be paid 10,000 rubles ($115) each as compensation, President Vladimir Putin said on Aug. 8.
In a video conference with Alexey Smirnov, the acting governor of the oblast, Putin said that it would a be one-time payment to "citizens who need it." He added that "other damage will also need to be assessed."
Ukrainian forces crossed the border into
Kursk Oblast on Aug. 6, resulting in clashes on Russian soil that were described by
Russian President Vladimir Putin as "a large-scale provocation."
Kyiv has largely refused to comment on the
operation in Kursk Oblast, which takes place just as Russia is ramping up attacks in Ukraine's
Donetsk Oblast.
Much of the fighting is reportedly taking place around
Sudzha, a village with a population of around 5,000 people located less than 10 kilometers (six miles) from the border with Ukraine. The city of
Kursk lies 85 kilometers (53 miles) to the northeast of Sudzha.
According to Russian media, several thousand people have been reportedly evacuated from Kursk Oblast.
The state-owned train operator Moscow Railway said on Aug. 8 that the railway stations in Sudzha, Korenevo, and Psel are "
temporarily closed to passengers."