Governor Alexey Smirnov estimated the costs of restoring the region.

“Where there was military action or intensive artillery and drone activity, we will need 118 billion,” clarified He is at today's operational meeting.

The Ukrainian army invaded to the territory Kursk region in early August and captured about a thousand square kilometers of territory in the first week of fighting. 160 thousand people were forced to leave their homes. According to official data, about 100 civilians perished, more than 350 were injured.

Some settlements remain under Ukrainian control.