"It could worsen the situation." Russians are searching for missing relatives in the Kursk region; officials are asking that their names not be published.
Search party Lisa Alert accepted the There have already been 456 reports of missing persons. Kursk regionVolunteers note that each application lists two or three people, sometimes more.
Previously, the acting governor of the Kursk region Alexei Smirnov stressedthat the authorities know nothing about the fate of the two thousand residents who remained in 28 settlements occupied by Ukrainian troops.
Today Smirnov addressed to residents of the region with a request not to publish information about missing relatives in open sources.
«The enemy actively exploits any available information for its own gain. The publication of personal information about missing persons in open sources could exacerbate the situation.“,” he asserts, asking that personal information, phone numbers, and documents not be made publicly available.
The head of the department posted the same request today. Alexander Bogachev of Sudzhansky District, whose Telegram channel has been silent all these days (the last post was dated August 2nd - it was a congratulation on Airborne Forces Day).
«Scammers have created fake WhatsApp accounts that they are trying to pass off as my official ones, clarified Bogachev. - These pages are used to contact residents of the area. The scammers need information about the Sudzhans' whereabouts, as well as information about their relatives."
About hacking my page сообщил and head Vladimir Zaitsev of Bolshesoldatsky District: Before this, he allegedly accepted requests for the evacuation of residents in the comments.
Along with the missing residents, a search is underway for military personnel. Journalists from "Important Stories" have already have established The names of 22 conscripts with whom their families have lost contact.
According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Alexander Syrsky, just for today taken prisoner more than 100 Russian military personnel.
Russian war correspondents сообщаютthat Ukrainian troops have captured three more settlements.
Ministry of Defense of Russia reportsthat "the enemy is retreating, leaving behind the bodies of the dead." There are no reports of Russian army losses.
Photo: Ilya Pitalev / RIA Novosti
