Lozovaya Rudka Лозовая Рудка | |
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  Lozovaya Rudka Location of Lozovaya Rudka within Russia Show map of Belgorod Oblast Lozovaya Rudka Lozovaya Rudka (Russia) Show map of Russia | |
| Coordinates:50°26′14″N35°54′54″E / 50.437290°N 35.914980°E /50.437290; 35.914980 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Oblast | Belgorod Oblast |
| District | Borisovsky District |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 45 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 309366 |
Lozovaya Rudka (Russian:Лозовая Рудка;Ukrainian:Лозова Рудка) is arural settlement (khutor) inBorisovsky District inBelgorod Oblast of westernRussia, at some hundred metres northwards ofthe Ukrainian border.[1][2]
On 12 March 2024, duringan incursion,Freedom of Russia Legion,Russian Volunteer Corps andSibir Battalion claimed to have gained control of the settlement,[2] and issued a joint statement the following day (some days beforeRussian presidential election on 15–17 March 2024) urging "...everyone to leave the cities immediately...".[3]
In precedenza, i volontari filo-Kiev avevano reso noto di aver preso il controllo della città di Lozova Rudka, nella regione di Belgorod. [Translation: Earlier, pro-Kiev volunteers had announced that they had taken control of the town of Lozova Rudka in the Belgorod region.]
... In order to avoid civilian casualties, we urge everyone to leave the cities immediately. We call on the local authorities to preserve human lives and begin the evacuation of the cities of Kursk and Belgorod'.