Checkpoints will appear in the Belgorod region: where the Russians plan to place them

Checkpoints will appear in the Belgorod region in the Belgorod region/Collage 24 Channel< p _ngcontent-sc90 class="news-annotation">The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, announced on March 19 that checkpoints would appear in the Belgorod region. They are planned to be placed in areas that are under shelling.

Russian media reported this. In addition, local authorities also decided to restrict travel to some areas of the Belgorod region, reports 24 Kanal.

Checkpoints will be installed in the Belgorod region

Gladkov said in a video message published on his telegram channel that since March 20 in several settlements of the Belgorod region checkpoints will appear in the region, with the help of which the authorities will control the movement of residents.

According to the governor, restrictions will apply to a number of border settlements.

Entry will be limited to the following settlements in the Belgorod region:

• Kozinka;
• Grayvoron;
• Glotovo;
• Mountain-Podol;
• Unnamed;
• New buildings 1st and 2nd.

Gladkov explained that roadblocks will be set up at the entrance to the indicated settlements. Local residents will also be allowed to move in and out of these communities when it is safe and necessary.

He added that local authorities had urged residents to evacuate, but some They refused to do it.

At first people said: “no, we will stay,” the shelling began to intensify – they said: “Take us out.” And it’s almost impossible to physically assist in the removal without putting the lives of other people at risk,” Gladkov said.

According to the governor, residents of settlements where checkpoints will be set up will be released from payment of housing and communal services for March 2024. Despite this, the governor did not say how long entry into the villages would be restricted.

Shelling is constantly taking place in Belgorod

• On March 19, the Russians once again announced the work of air defense in the Belgorod region. It is reported that 11 air targets were allegedly shot down.
• On the evening of March 18, the city of Belgorod also became the target of an air attack. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the region's governor, said that among the targets of the attack were industrial facilities such as the Energomash plant, known for its production of boiler equipment.
• In the Belgorod region on March 17 in In the city of Stroitel, the upper stage of a Russian rocket fell. As a result, one of the houses was hit and a woman was injured.