INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Vladimir Putin on Thursdayappointed federal legislator Alexander Khinshtein as the acting guv of southwestern Russias Kursk
region, which has actually dealt with demonstrations since being partially occupied by Ukrainian forces four months ago.Crisis management
remains in demand there now, Putintold Khinshtein in their Kremlin conference, highlighting the veteran State Duma members two-year stint as
an advisor to Russias National Guard director.As the territory is liberated from the enemy, of course, much will need to be done there to
bring back the housing and utilities sector and the economy, Putin said.In a decree that entered into force Thursday, Putin stated he
accepted the resignation of Khinshteins predecessor, previous deputy guv Alexei Smirnov.Putin appointed Smirnov in May as part of a larger
reshuffle at the start of his 5th presidential term
Smirnov was then officially chosen guv in September, with parts of the Kursk region already under Ukrainian occupation.In November, the
displaced locals of occupied towns and villagesstaged demonstrations contacting Putin to provide promised payment for destroyed residential
Smirnov announced the sacking of 2 local officials, who later on ended up to stay in officeSmirnovs predecessor, Transportation Minister
Roman Starovoit, linked the visit of Khinshtein to Smirnovs interaction problems.There are numerous material and legal assistance measures
at the regional and federal levels, however there were issues with interacting to people how theyre executed, Starovoit informed
reporters.The circumstance is difficult, and apparently thats why the decision was reached [by Putin], he added.More than 150,000 people
living in Kursk region towns and towns near the border with Ukraine have actually been required to evacuate their homes after Kyiv released
Both the scale of the evacuations and the cross-border battling has not been seen in Russia considering that World War II, when Nazi Germany
Russian authorities have repeatedly conjured up historical parallels with that conflict and Moscows present war against Ukraine.
