Russian authorities are evacuating 9,000 children from the Belgorod area following shelling from pro-Ukrainian forces, the regional governor announced on Tuesday. The Russian city near the Ukrainian border region of Kharkiv has been increasingly attacked by militias fighting on the side of Ukraine in the days before and during Russia’s presidential election at the weekend. Since last week, 16 people have been killed and almost 100 injured in the Belgorod region, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said at a meeting of the governing United Russia party in Moscow. Three people were also injured by shell…