Residents of Olgówka plead with Putin: "End this cursed war"

The Armed Forces of Ukraine took over the village of Olgówka in the Kursk region at the beginning of August 2024.

According to the residents' accounts, no one arranged evacuation there, just as in the other 22 surrounding localities in the Kursk region. They were forced to flee from shelling, trying to temporarily stay in other villages in the Kursk region or in Kursk itself.

As reported by the Russian portal sibreal.org, Ukrainian troops entered the village of Olgówka during an offensive in the Kursk region on August 8, 2024. The locality returned to the control of Russian forces more than two months later — on October 16.

Now, about 40 residents have decided to issue a special appeal to Vladimir Putin. In the recording, they ask the President of Russia to "end this cursed war." The video quickly spread on social media.

The individuals in the video say that with the start of the Ukrainian offensive, they lost everything, including their usual place of residence, often leaving with only what they could carry. Now, among other things, they need to allocate additional financial resources to repurchase household appliances or clothing and obtain new documents. They lack help from the authorities and often also employment opportunities. According to them, rebuilding the village will take at least five years.

Currently, many former residents of Olgówka live in Kursk and are afraid to return to their locality, even though the village is back in Russian hands. Shelling continues there, and exchanges of fire are occurring nearby.

"We've been in hell for three months. Where can we turn, where can we find salvation? We ask for an end to this cursed war, which has claimed many innocent lives. We want our children to see peaceful skies and not hear information about "missile threats", which can be heard in the appeal, read in the recording by one of the men.