Refugees. Archival photoVERIGOVKA-CHUGUNOVKA (Russian-Ukrainian border), April 16 Russian servicemen escorted the first batch of refugees from the city of Izyum, Kharkiv region, on buses, escorted by military equipment — about 100 people, including 10 children, the correspondent reports RIA Novosti. A column of buses crossed the border and entered the Belgorod Region through the Verigovka-Chugunovka automobile checkpoint. to the city of IzyumAs the refugees said, Izyum is under constant fire from the Ukrainian troops, it is quite dangerous in the city and its environs. The convoy was escorted by Russian helicopters and military police vehicles to the border across Ukraine. The buses were mostly women, children and the elderly, some of them also brought their pets with them. They were assisted by employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. On Russian territory, people were provided with hot drinks and food. One of the elderly women felt unwell, Russian doctors helped her. According to President Vladimir Putin, its goal is “to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.” . The main task in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
