Displaced residents in Kursk region urge governor to restore 65,000-ruble aid after payments halted

Displaced residents from border localities in Russia's Kursk region said they were left homeless and appealed to Governor Хинштейн (Hinshtein) to restore monthly payments of 65,000 rubles that were suspended in December.

A resident who described fleeing the fighting said, "Я и мои дети остались на улице, мы бомжи" ("My children and I were left on the street; we are homeless"). She told of gunfire during the evacuation and said her husband was killed while the family fled. Another displaced resident said the suspended payment had been intended to help buy at least a single room and urged authorities to return the support so families could secure housing.

A narrator in the transcript provided context: authorities demanded the return of social payments for people from localities that Ukrainian forces took control of in August 2024. The narrator said fighting in parts of the Kursk region lasted about 18 months and forced as many as 150,000 people from their homes; many dwellings were destroyed and not all displaced people received certificates to buy replacement housing. The narrator also said residents recorded an appeal to the governor of Kursk region, Хинштейн (Hinshtein).

The monthly payment of 65,000 rubles, roughly $850, was reported to have been suspended in December. Residents who protested at the Sudzhansky district administration building were told the suspension followed a federal decision, according to the narration in the transcript.

One displaced woman said she had applied for a housing certificate and been denied; she said she and her children are now living in a temporary reception center and have no entitlement to social rental housing. Another resident who said her husband has been missing for months thanked local people for private help but called on authorities, who have greater resources, to address the families' needs.

The narrator also reported that entry to Sudzha and 121 other settlements in the region remained closed because of demining operations, a restriction that residents said complicates returns and delivery of aid.

The transcript records residents' pleas and the narrator's summary of halted payments and restricted access; it does not include a response from regional or federal officials to the appeal recorded by residents.