Russian authorities in the western Kursk region have begun installing concrete shelters to help protect civilians amid an ongoing Ukrainian incursion, the acting regional governor said on Thursday (August 22), Reuters reports.
Governor Alexei Smirnov wrote on Telegram that city officials in Kursk, the regional capital, were installing the shelters in crowded places, including in 60 bus stations. Similar shelters will be placed in two other towns, he said.
Russia's Rossiya-24 (Russia-24) television channel aired a report on Thursday, showing concrete shelters being placed in central areas of the city of Kursk.
