The Russian Central Election Commission (TsIK) said on August 21 that it has postponed local elections scheduled for September in seven districts of the Kursk region, parts of which have been under the control of Ukrainian armed forces since early August. "The process of preparations and holding the elections will resume when the full safety of voters is secured," the TsIK said in a statement on Telegram. According to the latest official data from Russian authorities, 31 people have died and another 143 were injured in the area since the incursion by Ukrainian armed forces into the Kursk region. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russia Postpones Local Elections In Districts Under Ukrainian Armed Forces' Control
A battle-damaged monument to Vladimir Lenin on the central square in Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, on August 16. The monument has since been removed.