"Certain events": this is the term the Minister of Social Protection of the Belgorod Region used to explain the population outflow.
About the fact that in the first seven months of this year Belgorod region 27042 people left, Minister of Social Protection Elena Batanova said Olga, at the operational meeting of the regional government on September 11.
She clarified that during the same period, 25994 people arrived in the region. Therefore, the migration loss amounted to 1048 people.
Batanova's report also notes that nearly 10 people left the region in July alone (compared to 17588 in the first six months of 2023).
«The increase in migration flow is understandable and is linked to certain events.", Batanova explained.
As follows from her words, this is a good indicator: last year the migration loss made 11965 people (51949 left, 39984 arrived).
Fonar.tv edition RecallsIn July, officials shared figures on labor migration. According to them, the working-age population decline in the first half of 2023 was only 55 people. By comparison, last year it exceeded 5 people, placing the Belgorod Region among the top five regions for population outflow.
NeMoskva's calculations show that the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, is a daily target for drone attacks, missiles, and other munitions. Over the past four months alone, 350 drone attacks have been recorded there. Essentially, a war has been raging in the region for over a year and a half, with civilians wounded and killed.
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Illustration from Batanova’s report