Russians threaten residents of Kherson region with deportation or confiscation of property if they do not accept Russian passports

In its latest intelligence update, the UK Ministry of Defense informed that Russia uses passports as part of its “Russification” scheme for the occupied territories, as it did in Donetsk and Luhansk regions before the full-scale invasion started last year.

The UK Ministry of Defense has said that Russian authorities in occupied Ukraine are “almost certainly” coercing locals to accept Russian passports.

“Residents in Kherson have been warned that those who have not accepted a Russian passport by June 1, 2023, will be “deported” and their property seized,” the update said.

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