Occupiers force draftees from pseudo-republics to accept Russians passports – General Staff

The Russian military leadership is forcing those mobilised from the occupied territories of Ukraine to obtain Russian passports, otherwise they threaten to cease payments.

Source: report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Quote: "The Russian criminal authorities continue measures of forced passportization of the population of the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts.

Thus, the military leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation requires all those mobilised from previously occupied territories to sign long-term contracts for military service in the Russian army. For that to happen, it is necessary to provide a copy of the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, among the rest of the documents.

This way, the occupiers are trying to force them to give up the citizenships of the so-called Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republic in favour of Russian citizenship. Otherwise, servicemen and members of their families are threatened with the denial of all established payments and social protection provided for servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation".

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