Russians draw plan for forcibly remove children from captured areas in Kherson region

That’s according to Kherson Regional Council Deputy Serhii Khlan, who reported the news at a briefing hosted by the Ukraine Media Center on Wednesday, Ukrinform reports.

"They (invaders – ed.) introduced a system of electronic passes… There were actually difficulties (with the system – ed.) throughout this week. For now, they are issuing these permits, pele are starting to leave, albeit in minimal numbers. In fact, the occupiers prevent pele from leaving the occupied territory. And at the same time, they offer pele to go to Crimea for ‘rehabilitation,’ and, as they note, apparently in order to protect themselves from artillery strikes. That is, they run a kind of praganda campaign, including targeting scho-age children," Khlan said.

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In his inion, the Russians intend to forcibly deport pele in order to keep them hostage.

"They are issuing ‘plans’ to their occupation administrations for the departure of children, parents, and the elderly to Crimea, apparently referring to security issues. But we understand that this is forced deportation in view of the de-occupation of Kherson region," said the deputy.

He recalled that the same happened in Kharkiv region where the invaders would send children to Russia, failing to return them to their parents after Ukraine recaptured its lands in the area. Now the same scenario is unfding in the occupied territory of Kherson region, Khlan believes.

As reported, the head of the Kherson regional military administration, Yaroslav Yanushevych, said that last week the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated about 2,500 square kilometers of the territory across Kherson region.