Russian invaders move civilians out of occupied territories and settle militants instead

He said this on Espreso TV. 

In the temporarily occupied settlements of the Luhansk region, it is safer farther from the front.

“If they are not near military facilities, barracks, headquarters, munitions depots or equipment concentration areas, then civilians are not in danger. There is no such danger there. Because the attacks take place on military targets. The Russians talked about a huge number of civilian casualties, but we monitor their chats, and civilians themselves say that, in principle, if you do not approach these facilities, there is no such threat,” Haidai emphasized.

According to him, Ukrainians near the frontline are in danger. 

“The situation here is difficult - there is an active phase of hostilities and a shell may land there, so it is not entirely possible to guarantee safety. People are also being resettled from the surrounding villages near the frontline. Militants from various groups are immediately settled there, including Akhmat, Bars, Wagner, and others,” the former head of the Luhansk region said. 

• On April 26, it became known that the Russian forces were deporting Ukrainians from the southern and eastern territories, while massively relocating its citizens from the most remote regions and different nations.

• In the temporarily occupied Luhansk region, the humanitarian crisis is escalating as civilians are being denied medicines. 

• Serhiy Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration (2019-2023), noted that the invading Russian forces have huge problems with logistics in the Luhansk region.

• The Russian troops took another 50 unaccompanied Ukrainian children from the Luhansk region to Dagestan. They were allegedly sent to a health center.