The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that classes were canceled in schools and kindergartens in the region on the border with Ukraine.

“I am making a decision in all areas that border Ukraine to cancel classes in schools and kindergartens,” the head of the subject wrote on his Instagram.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special operation to protect Donbass.

“We have not been left with the opportunity to protect Russia, except for the one we use today ... I have decided to conduct a special military operation,” Putin said, adding that the purpose of this operation is to protect people.

“And for this we will strive for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine,” the president said.

Putin said that the actions of the Russian Federation are self-defense against the threats created for the country, and Russia cannot simply watch what is happening.

According to him, Russia has been trying for 30 years to agree on the non-expansion of NATO to the East and faced deceit, attempts to pressure and blackmail. Now the “NATO war machine” is coming close to the borders of Russia.

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