Russians seek answers over hundreds missing after Ukraine’s 2024 incursion
"I used to have complete faith in our country," says Lyubov. The last time she spoke to her mother was a day after Ukrainian forces broke into Russia's Kursk region more than two years ago.
Lyubov, a resident of Kursk region in Russia, expresses her resentment towards the Russian state following the Ukrainian incursion in 2024. She used to have complete faith in her country but now feels resentful. The local governor estimates that more than 300 Russians are still missing in the Kursk region, although the true figure remains unknown.
Lyubov tried to persuade her mother to leave her village in the Sudzha area but was met with resistance due to Russian state TV propaganda. She is still unable to understand how Russian authorities failed to prevent Ukrainian soldiers from storming border checkpoints and taking around 40 prisoners, causing significant damage to Russian territory.
Some 2,000 people remained in the settlements captured by Ukraine's military, according to Russian estimates. Battles raged for eight months, with mobile and internet links down, leaving families like Lyubov's in uncertainty about the fate of their loved ones.
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