Russia kidnaps over 500 residents in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, exit from occupied territory almost blocked

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — WEDNESDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2022, 14:38

Russian invaders hardly let people out of the occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast after the so-called "accession" of the oblast to Russia; at least 529 residents were kidnapped.

Source: Oleksandr Starukh, the Head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, during a briefing at the Ukraine-Ukrinform media centre on 12 October.

Details: According to Starukh, invaders almost completely blocked the exit for Ukrainians from the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast after Russia signed the "document" on the annexation of this Oblast. In addition, at least 529 people in the oblast were kidnapped by the Russians.

Quote: "Yesterday, about 60 people left, although earlier, last month, 1,500 people left those territories [per day – ed.], because it is very difficult to live there: there is no gas, electricity is in question, [and] medical help is limited".

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