Repression is intensifying and houses are being cleaned

According to the information of the chairman Ivan Fedorov, the Russians conduct massive searches in apartments, even check sewer hatches. In addition, they make a newsletter in Telegram channels with instructions on how to behave during a counteroffensive of the Armed Forces.

The Russians in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region are intensifying the filtering of the population, and are also trying to forcibly issue Russian passports. This was announced on March 25, the chairman of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov.

Such a trend began to be noticed in the city a week ago.

“Just over the last week, we have seen this trend – the occupiers have organized mobile offices of their migration service, which go home to issue passports of the Russian Federation. We understand that they are trying to forcibly insert their passports. We also see that today it is impossible to go to any hospital the occupation authority to apply without their passport,” he added

In addition, the Russians conduct massive searches in apartments, houses, and even check sewer hatches. At the same time, according to the chairman of Melitopol, the occupiers are preparing to evacuate in case of a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“They have been holding evacuation meetings and training for a week. In one of the villages around the temporarily occupied Melitopol, they gathered an asset, which included police collaborators, teaching collaborators, employees of medical institutions that cooperate with the Russians, and they also talked in detail with them the issue of evacuation,” he said.