Only a helmet and body armor are permitted. Free entry to border villages in the Belgorod Region will be prohibited; those who have left are being offered 10 rubles a month for rent.  

Starting July 23, entry into 14 settlements with an "extremely complex operational situation" will be restricted to men only, with a permit, and under strict regulations: in an armored vehicle, wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet, and accompanied by military personnel. Checkpoints will be set up at the entrances. Public transport and taxis will not be allowed through, the regional governor announced. Vyacheslav Gladkov.      

However, he did not order an evacuation, meaning residents will be able to remain in the villages at their own risk. Authorities are promising partial rent compensation for those who have left. 10 thousand rubles per month (for families with many children - 15 thousand) and protection of houses by the Ministry of Defense (previously residents of the region complained to looting, including by the military).

Belgorod residents didn't appreciate the "concern." They've been writing to Gladkov for a long time, arguing that the state should provide people from the border region with certificates to purchase housing elsewhere or pay their rent in full. The comments are like a cry from the heart:

"We have a mortgage on our house in Novaya Tavolzhanka, the loan repayment holiday is over, but it's impossible to live there with our children. We're begging you to give us a housing certificate. We were forced to leave our house after it was already renovated. I'm currently unemployed, raising two children, and my husband works like a horse to pay the rent, loan, and mortgage. There's no help. We asked for help with the rent, and they offered us a temporary residence permit! Did you live in a temporary residence permit???"

"Maybe evacuation is necessary? An evacuee should have refugee status with subsequent benefits. No one wants to leave..."

"It's so painful that everything has been gradually taken from us... Peace, health, education. For some, shelter and, worst of all, life. All that remains is fear for our loved ones."

Today Gladkov reported that according to official data, since the beginning of the war, more than 200 civilians, over 1,1 thousand were injured.