MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. A total of 33 residents of the Kursk Region have been evacuated to Russia from Ukraine, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova wrote on Telegram.
"With the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the mediation of the Republic of Belarus, 33 residents of the Kursk Region have been brought back to Russia from Ukraine. They are in their homeland now," Moskalkova said.
The region’s acting Governor Alexander Khinshtein wrote on Telegram that many of the evacuees are elderly, minor or disabled.
"Many of them are elderly: one woman will turn 90 in May. There are also children among them: two schoolchildren, and two toddlers, with the youngest being under the age of two. There are also disabled persons," he wrote.
The governor assured that the evacuees will receive all the assistance they need.
"All the evacuees will be provided with clothing and other necessities, [such as] communication devices and hygienic items. We will ensure that their [lost] documents are re-issued promptly. We have already started handing out mobile phones so that they could stay in touch with their relatives. We will also provide them with financial support, including the monthly payment of 65,000 rubles [roughly $725 at the current exchange rate], as was decreed by the president," he wrote.
The acting governor pledged to continue the effort to bring all Kursk Region residents back from Ukraine.
"There is enormous effort behind every successful return. And we are ready to continue, bringing all our residents to their homeland. This effort will continue unceasingly, until all residents are back home," he wrote.