Russians arrest Zaporizhzhia region residents and take them to field camps – Center of National Resistance

This was reported by the press service of the Center of National Resistance.

“Russian occupiers are intensifying efforts to arrest a large number of men in the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region. Their objective is to exert pressure on these individuals and ultimately force them into joining the ranks of the Russian occupation forces,” the report said.

Men in the temporarily occupied territories can be detained on minor grounds, such as violating the curfew imposed by the occupying authorities. 

The detainees are taken to a field camp, where they encounter prisoners of war who were brought from Russia and have willingly chosen to fight on the side of the occupiers. They apply coercion to persuade the detainees to serve alongside the Russian occupiers.

• Earlier, the leader of the terrorist DPR, Denys Pushylin, issued orders for the establishment of conscription commissions in the temporarily occupied Mariupol. 

• In the temporarily occupied Crimea, discontent among the population is growing due to the high rate of mobilization in the Russian army. Instances of canceled hotel reservations and real estate sales have been reported.

• Russian mobilization efforts began in the temporarily occupied Mariupol on May 8.

• In the Luhansk region, within the temporarily occupied territory, the occupiers are appointing new "military commissars" to enforce the forced mobilization of residents, as the previous ones have failed to meet Russia’s goals.

• In several settlements of the Kherson region, there have been documented cases of forcefully detaining men who had previously renounced their Ukrainian citizenship in favor of Russian citizenship. Subsequently, the enemy demands monetary compensation from these individuals in exchange for postponing their mobilization.

• The Russian occupiers conduct raids and apprehend local residents to replenish their troop reserves, which have suffered losses on the front lines.