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Russia evacuates 121,000 people from Kursk region as Ukraine advances

People evacuated from border settlements in Russia's Kursk region arrive at a railway station in Oryol on August 9, 2024, in this handout photograph released by Russian authorities. © Russian Emergency Situations Ministry via AFP

Russia continued evacuating residents from the Kursk region near the border with Ukraine on Monday, with the regional governor saying some 121,000 people had already left.  

Regional Governor Alexei Smirnov told Putin during a video conference with governors of affected regions that "as of today 121,000 people have left and been evacuated". 

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