District official in Kursk region resigns amid blame for failing to evacuate locals ahead of Ukrainian incursion

District official in Kursk region resigns amid blame for failing to evacuate locals ahead of Ukrainian incursion

After months of resisting calls to step down, Marina Degtyareva resigned on Wednesday from her post as the head of the Kursk region’s Korenevsky district. She faced intense criticism for her district’s failure to organize timely evacuations ahead of Ukraine’s surprise incursion in August 2024. Degtyareva made the announcement during an emergency district council conference call, passing her responsibilities to her deputy, Vladimir Zhilinkov.

Marina Degtyareva, the head of the Korenevsky border district of the Kursk Region, resigned at her own request. This was reported by the press service of the local administration on its VKontakte page.