Kremlin gives ‘heroes of special military operation’ top positions in occupied Ukraine

Invading Russian forces are changing the ethnic composition of the population of the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories

Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov reported this.

The Russians bring in guest workers from all over Russia and announce the appointment of participants in the 'special military operation' to senior positions. Instead, the Russians are pushing out the indigenous people of Zaporizhzhia region.

"Another program aimed at replacing the ethnic composition is the Time of Heroes. It provides for the employment of participants in the so-called ‘special operation’, i.e. the Russian Federation's war of aggression," writes Fedorov.

There is also a project called Zaporizhzhia Virgin Land. It involves the resettlement of Russian specialists and military personnel with their families to the temporarily occupied territories.

"All of this has already led to an increase in the number of residents of the temporarily occupied territories at the expense of Russians. In this way, Russia is forming a population loyal to the occupation authorities and preventing possible protests in the future. The plans of the aggressor country are obvious, but they will not be realized. The south is Ukraine," the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration emphasized.