Russia intensifies mobilization of local population in occupied Ukrainian territories

Oleksandr Striuk, head of the Sievierodonetsk City Military Administration, says that Russian authorities intensify male population mobilization in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories

He spoke about this on Espreso TV.

"Unfortunately, there is no outflow of citizens from the temporarily occupied territories. Today it is very difficult to do so. Occupiers have imposed stricter rules for entry and exit to these territories. Currently, Russians have rewritten the population several times and are actively preparing for the pseudo-elections on March 17. Also, invaders are actively intensifying mobilization measures in the occupied territories," said Striuk.

According to Striuk, Russian appointees are conducting forced mobilization of the male population in the temporarily occupied territories.

Russians are adopting a more thorough and harsher approach to mobilizing men who remain in the temporarily occupied territories. We receive information that they are attempting to mobilize all men. All of this is happening coercively; there are hardly any volunteers, as there is no room for free thought in the occupied territories. Of course, there are collaborators who have been in service to the occupiers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion," he added.

• On March 8, the head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration, Artem Lysohor, reported that men of draft age are already being detained in several districts of the occupied Luhansk region. This order was received by the occupation law enforcement officers.