In the occupied territory of Luhansk region, there is campaigning for a single candidate supported by the occupying country, passport issuance is being accelerated, but if some people have not changed their passports, they are allowed to vote with Ukrainian passports. People in the occupied territory are enslaved. Many are forced to dig trenches and cook for the occupiers. Leaving the Russian occupation is very expensive and risky, especially for men who are immediately mobilized.
The head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration, Artem Lysohor, said this on Suspilne TV channel, UNN reports.
The occupiers have been doing all sorts of work, including on all the illegal television broadcasts that take place in the temporarily occupied territories - it's only about a single candidate supported by the occupying country, where everyone has to make the "right" choice, and it's also being hyped up that commissions will come to people, and people don't have to go anywhere.
According to Lysogor, forced and very active passportization continues in the occupied territory, but if some people have not changed their passports, they are allowed to vote with Ukrainian passports that have a note that they live in the lPR or the Russian Federation.
Lysohor noticed how the occupiers add numbers to the voting.
I have already given examples that in a village with 200 houses in which 60 people lived before the war, there are 300 houses for 1000 people
When asked whether the occupied villages in Luhansk region have to cooperate with the Russian military much, the official emphasized that people in the occupied territory are enslaved.
There are many examples of the coercion of our citizens near the front line: Russians have moved into all the abandoned houses, all the enterprises and state institutions. I am not saying that there are no collaborators, but many are forced to dig trenches, dug dugouts; due to the fact that enterprises are not working for 80 km along the front line, the situation forces women to cook for the occupiers.
Regarding the departure from the territory captured by the invaders, the head of the regional military administration noted that many citizens are trying to leave the occupied territory. But it is very difficult.
For men, it is unrealistic to be checked at the first checkpoint to see why they are not mobilized, so they are immediately taken to military commissariats and served with calls.
As for women and the elderly, Lysogor said, the situation is simpler, but problematic with the cost of leaving and risky.
In any case, it is a trip through Russia, on one's own transport, and if people do not have it, it costs a lot of money to travel through Russia."
Lysogor also warned that checks at the crossing to Ukrainian or European territory could take up to 8 hours.
We had a situation when a child was leaving the territory before entering a university, was able to leave, but was detained for more than 7 hours, asking where and why he was going, checking his phone, checking what pages he was logged into, and if they see any pro-Ukrainian activity, it can end very badly for a person.
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