[Russia] - 'Everyone Is On Their Own': In Battlefield Kursk Region, Civilians Feel Forgotten By Their Own Country

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
fellow Russians and their own government, which they feel has abandoned them and tried to downplay the incursion.Kursk region residents who
spoke to The Moscow Times expressed frustration with what they see as government inaction and fears about the war now at their
authorities have launched campaigns to raise humanitarian aid, officials otherwise appear to have worked to make the incursion a footnote in
apples during a working trip to the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria and meeting with Azerbaijan's president in Baku.Some state-run media
outlets have used the incursion to further their pro-war narrative, reporting an apparent rise in people volunteering to fight in the war
that the Kursk attack could force Russians to reconsider their view of the war and spark broader discussions about its consequences, the
The Moscow Times.At least 31 people have been killed and 143 injured during the incursion, the state-run TASS news agency reported
Human rights organizations estimate that at least 2,000 people have gone missing.Victoria, 26, a volunteer for the Kursk Red Cross, told The
when the incursion started.The politician spoke on condition of anonymity due to the risk of prosecution for speaking to a media outlet
narrow segment (for example, due to problems with evacuation and so on), the overall trend across the country could still favor the
rallying around the flag and a rise in anti-Ukrainian and anti-Western sentiments (although it may seem hard to imagine those sentiments
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