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Russian forces forcibly deported several thousand Mariupol residents to russia

People were taken to filtration camps, where the invaders were checking their phones and documents.

Russian forces forcibly deported several thousand Mariupol residents to russia
Photo: Pravda Gerashchenko

The russian forces forcibly deported several thousand Mariupol residents to russia, as reported by the Mariupol City Council. “The occupiers forcibly captures people out of the Left Bank district and the shelter in the sports club building, where more than a thousand people (mostly women and children) were hiding from the constant bombings”, the statement said.The Mariupol City Council notes, people were first taken to filtration camps, where their phones and documents were checked. Some Mariupol residents were transported to remote russian cities after. The fate of other people remains unknown."What the occupiers are doing today is familiar to the older generation, who saw the horrific events of World War II, when the Nazis forcibly captured people. It is difficult to imagine people being forcibly deported to another country in the 21st century", Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko said.As previously reported, on March 19 Ukraine managed to evacuate 6,623 people through humanitarian corridors.

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