The Guardian: ‘They hunt us like stray cats’: pro-Russia separatists step up forced conscription as losses mount
Footage emerges of Ukrainian citizens in occupied Donbas being press-ganged to fight for Moscow Pro-Russia separatist forces have stepped up the forced conscription of men – including Ukrainian passport holders – in occupied areas of the Donbas region, amid mounting evidence of the scale of losses on the Russian side.
According to credible evidence from the region, forced conscription – already a feature of the Russian-backed separatists’ rule before the Kremlin’s invasion on 24 February – appeared to have picked up again in June, with checkpoints and patrols, some reportedly involving Chechen fighters allied to the Kremlin, on the lookout for men to recruit.
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WNU Editor: The press-gangs are just as tough in Ukraine .... Conscripts are being given call-up papers on the beaches of Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelensky's army suffers heavy losses (Daily Mail).
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