 From March 20, access to a number of settlements in the Belgorod region of Russia is restricted. Governor of the province Vyacheslav Gladkov announced this in a video message published on Telegram, the head of the region said that the decision to restrict traffic was made within the framework of preparation of additional security measures for residents of the Gravoronsky District. According to Gladkov, access to the territories of Kazinka, Korapadal, Plotovo, Gravoron, Novostroevka-Proveya. Novostroevka-Tereya and Beziminin will be restricted. This means that posts will be established to our employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, National Guard, Border Service of the Ministry of Defense and the Administration will stand, the Governor clarified. The announcement came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin wants to create a buffer zone to help protect border regions from long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids that have occurred with more frequency in recent months, civilian areas of Belgorod have been struck with particular frequency in recent weeks. According to Gladkov, 16 people died and 98 were wounded over the last week. D.I.T. should be recalled that on March 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the attempts of sabotage groups to infiltrate Russia.On March 17, the freedom of Russia legion fighting on the side of Ukraine announced that it had taken control of the settlement of Belgorod.On March 15, Andrey Yusov, a representative of the General Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, stated that sabotage groups have turned Russia's Belgorod in Kursk regions into an active combat zone.