Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are being deported to Siberia as you are reading this, while Russian military and ex-convicts are occupying their homes
“The situation in the special operation zone is very tense, and difficult decisions can be made regarding Kherson,” the commander of the Russian troops , General S. Surovikin, said on October 17.
With ongoing offensive by the AFU, Russians began a forcibly evacuation campaign of Ukrainians from the right-bank part of the Kherson region: all main Russia’s propaganda resources claimed framed this deportation as the flight of civilians from the Ukrainian army.
Russia continues to spread the narrative assuring Ukrainian army would commit a terrorist attack on the Kakhovska HPP — and then a significant part of the right-bank part of Kherson region and Kherson itself would be flooded.
In reality, this is a typical Russian lie and an attempt to disguise massive deportations of Ukrainians to Russia.
As of October 20, about 60 thousand Ukrainians from the Kherson region were moved to the Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory. Upon arrival, they are informed that there are not enough places for temporary residence, but there is an alternative in other regions of the Russian Federation. Thus, the actual forced displacement to remote and uninhabited regions of the Russian Federation is carried out.
Deportation of civilians is one of the major motivational factors for Putin to wage this war, considering that in 2021, Russia suffered an unprecedented decline in population — the largest since 1945.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reported about seizures and deportations and gave a lower estimate of 900,000 to 1.6 million deportees.
Thus, the Russian occupation administration kidnaps people in the occupied territories of Ukraine and forcibly moves them to remote regions of the Russian Federation.
The empty houses will be populated by the Russians mobilized after February 21, who should become something like a military administration and “dilute” the local population that will remain at home.
Putin actually adapted the Soviet model of forced resettlement of entire peoples, and now he is committing this crime in the occupied territories of Ukraine, taking tens of thousands of Ukrainians to Russia with impunity.
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Civilian Statistics as of 10.21
Confirmed victims among civilians: 6,306 dead (397 of which were children), and 9,602 injured (723 of which were children) as of 10.17.2022 — Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;
Victims among the children: 430 dead and 818 injured — Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine;
6,657,918 individual refugees from Ukraine recorded across Europe (11,150,639 border crossings from Ukraine; 4,767,914 border crossings to Ukraine) as of 08.17.2022 — UNHCR;
6,645,000 IDP Population; 5,545,000 Returnees Population (as of 07.23.2022) — IOM;
2,663 educational institutions damaged, 326 of which were fully destroyed — Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine;
906 medical facilities damaged, 123 of which fully destroyed (as of 08.18.2022) — Viktor Liashko, Minister of Health of Ukraine;
More than 3,5 million people, or 8% of the country's population, were become homeless (as of 07.31.2022) — Center for countering disinformation at the National Security and Defenсe Council of Ukraine; About 120,000 private homes and more than 20,000 high-rise buildings damaged or destroyed (as of 06.30.2022) — Oleksii Chernyshov, Minister of Ministry of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine;
464 cultural heritage sites destroyed (as of 08.11.2022) — Ministry of Culture and Information Policy;
184,414 explosive objects and 1,047 kg of explosives neutralized since the beginning of Russia's large-scale military invasion — Ministry of State Emergency Service.
Since October 10, Russia has damaged more than 400 objects in 16 regions
Russia damaged more than 400 objects in 16 regions of Ukraine, including dozens of energy objects, with missile attacks and kamikaze drone attacks from October 10 to 20.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said this at a meeting of Cabinet of Ministers.
"From October 10 to 20, shelling damaged more than 400 facilities in 16 regions of our country, including dozens of energy facilities," Shmyhal noted.
According to him, the Russian army has identified our energy sector as one of the key targets for its attacks.
He noted that, at the same time, Ukrainian energy facilities are under constant cyber attacks. "Russian propagandists and officials speak openly about the purpose of all these attacks: Ukraine, according to them, should be left without water, without light, without heat," Shmyhal said.
The head of government emphasized that Ukraine has significantly increased the number of repair crews. Additional equipment for repairs was purchased and stored in safe places. "Partner countries are constantly providing the necessary assistance," added the Prime Minister.
He added that now all services are working on the ground. Work goes on around the clock.
Source: Prime Minister
More than 250 heat supply facilities that were damaged as a result of Russian aggression have been restored in Ukraine
The Minister of Community and Territorial Development, Oleksiy Chernyshov, informed journalists about this, Ukrinform reports.
"580 boiler houses and heating stations have been damaged since February 24, 253 of them have already been restored," Chernyshov said.
In addition, according to him, it has already been possible to reconstruct three thermal power plants, and restoration work on four is at the final stage. Another 12 TPPs and CHPs need emergency restoration.
The Minister also reported that emergency stocks of equipment are being formed at the local level, which will be used in the event of a long-term blackout energy supply.
Source: Ukrinform, government-owned media
More than 20 torture chambers were found in the territories of Kharkiv region and Donetsk region liberated from the Russian Federation
Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrskyi said this in a comment to Ukrinform.
"We have found so far more than 22 torture chambers (Russian’s - ed.), which were on the territory of Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. In almost every large settlement, we find places where people were tortured and killed by Russian military. The number of exhumed people currently exceeds 600, and we were able to identify about half of them," he clarified.
According to Monastyrskyi, law enforcement officers should conduct DNA tests on each of these bodies.
"Currently, the Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law on DNA expertise, on how it is conducted. And for now, it will be possible for relatives to quickly determine which of their relatives died, to find them faster," the minister said.
Source: Minister of Internal Affairs for Ukrinform, government-owned media
Missile attack on Zaporizhzhia: residential building and school damaged, 5 people wounded
On the morning of October 21, Russian occupants shelled Zaporizhzhia with S-300 missiles. Infrastructure facilities were damaged.
This was reported by the State Emergency Service and Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration.
In total, there were 6 explosions in different districts of the city. The gas system in a residential high-rise building was damaged as a result of the attack. There was a fire, a wall was destroyed.
Rescuers supplied water to lower the temperature of the gas pipe to prevent the flames from spreading further and potentially destroying the building. 8 people were evacuated from the house. Gas service workers turned off the gas supply.
At another address, pyrotechnics found a warhead from an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in the yard of a residential building. The occupants also hit a school in one of the city's districts: the roof was damaged and windows were broken.
As a result of the shelling, four patrol policemen sustained shrapnel wounds. They were hospitalized. One civilian was also injured.
Source: State Emergency Service; Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
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