Russian occupiers, in cooperation with local collaborators, organized a forced deportation from the city of Izyum, Kharkiv region. More than 50 citizens forcibly deported to Russia are known. This was announced by the head of the Department of Youth, Sports and Image Projects of the Izyum City Council Maxim Strelnik on his Facebook page..

He said that people refused to leave voluntarily even under the condition of complete informational isolation and disinformation from the occupiers, who talked about the " Buses with people crossed the border at the checkpoint "

Relatives of citizens who were victims of cases of deportation from Izyum to the Russian Federation are asked to immediately report this to the police. Those who get in touch are advised to avoid contact with armed people, not to provide personal information about themselves or family members, not to sign documents and not to give anyone a passport.

"

He also stressed that local residents were offered to leave for Russia on their own, but the vast majority refused to go to the Russian Federation even despite the constant threat of shelling..

Recall that the services of the Mariupol City Council have already recorded 33.5 thousand Mariupol residents who were illegally deported by Russian invaders.