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Kyslytsia: 500,000 Ukrainians forcibly moved to russia, banned from leaving

It is a question of the illegal movement of 121 thousand children.

Kyslytsia: 500,000 Ukrainians forcibly moved to russia, banned from leaving
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The Russians forcibly relocated more than 500,000 Ukrainians to russia, including 121,000 children. Russians issued documents banning Ukrainians from leaving russian regions for two years. This was stated by the Permanent Representative of Ukraine Serhiy Kyslytsia during a meeting of the UN Security Council, Ukrinform reports.

"Filtration camps are an integral part of such relocation," Kyslytsia said. According to him, at least 20,000 Ukrainians are being held in filtration camps ‘on the Mangush-Nikolske-Yalta line and about 5-7,000 in the Bezimenne in Donetsk region."

Citizens of Ukraine are sent to depressed regions of russia, in particular to the northern regions and to the island of Sakhalin, he said. At the same time, they are issued documents prohibiting them from leaving russian regions for two years.

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