Authorities help people evacuate from conflict in Kursk to the railway station in Oryol (Russia), August 9, 2024. (Photo: Getty Images/VNA)

The Vietnamese Embassy is ready to evacuate Vietnamese people to safe areas in neighboring provinces of Kursk deep inside the Russian Federation when necessary. In the context of the complicated war situation in the border province of Kursk of the Russian Federation, on August 11, Counselor Vu Xuan Viet, Head of the Consular Department, Deputy Head of the Community Affairs Department of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Russian Federation, said that the Embassy maintains daily phone contact with the Vietnamese Association in Kursk to monitor the situation and guide Vietnamese people in case of emergency. Counselor Vu Xuan Viet also said that the Embassy is ready to evacuate Vietnamese people to safe areas in neighboring provinces deep inside the Russian Federation when necessary. Vietnam News Agency reporters in Russia have also contacted Vietnamese people living and doing business in this province to grasp the situation. According to Ms. Hoang Thi Mai Huong, 30 years old, who is doing business at Pokrovskyi market, also known as the Vietnamese market of Kursk city, in recent days, people in the city have hardly gone to the market to buy goods, the city has also been devastated by drone and missile attacks, her family is considering and preparing to evacuate to another city if the situation gets worse. Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Quang Dao, who has lived in Kursk city for a long time, said that there are about 140 Vietnamese people in Kursk province. Of these, 100 are working at two garment companies, "Hoa Sen" and "Ha Noi" in Zheleznogorsk city (more than 100km from the border). The remaining 40 people, including 25 people, are working at a garment factory, the rest sell goods at the central market of Kursk city (more than 150km from the border). According to Mr. Dao, the situation of Vietnamese people in the city is still stable, life is still going on as usual, when there is an alarm, they stay at home. In general, people are also worried. In case the situation becomes more tense, people will think about evacuating. The Vietnamese Association also asks people to go straight home after work, not to go out on the streets, and not to gather. According to Mr. Dao, the fighting situation is only tense in Sudzha district of this province, but in general, the situation in the province is still stable.

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