"It's indescribable. It's really scary there with children." 179 residents of the Belgorod region were evacuated to Penza.

A train with refugees from Belgorod region arrived at Penza on the morning of June 2. He brought 125 children under the age of 14 and 54 women.
 
The Belgorod governor has appealed to local authorities to accommodate people. Vyacheslav Gladkov, who was born in the Penza region and headed the city here from 2009 to 2016 Zarechny.
 
“I agreed without a moment’s doubt about it,” сообщил Penza Governor Oleg Melnichenko, who personally met the refugees at the train station, posted a message on his Telegram channel.
 
"It's indescribable. It's really scary there with children. So we decided to move away with the children somewhere far away," said one of the women who arrived.
 
According to the governor, rooms were allocated for the evacuees in a military construction camp at the station. Leonidovka, as well as at the recreation center in Spassky district.
 
"Doctors and psychologists will work with Belgorod residents to help them adapt to the new conditions and cope with what happened to them," the governor clarified.
 
The Belgorod Region has recently been subjected to massive missile attacks, drone strikes, and sabotage groups. According to Vyacheslav Gladkov, since late May, 150-250 enemy shells have been falling on the border town of Shebekino per day. On June 1, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov сообщилthat electricity and water were lost in Shebekino. People tell, that the city is practically deserted, and people have to escape from the shelling on their own.
 
Today, June 2, as a result of shelling of the road near Shebekino perished Two women were injured after their car was hit by shrapnel. Two more people were injured and are in serious condition.
 
More than two and a half thousand Belgorod residents are located In temporary accommodation centers. Children from border villages and towns, according to Vyacheslav Gladkov, are being transported "to neighboring and not-so-neighboring regions."

Video: Melnichenko's Telegram channel