Russia and its troops are deporting people from occupied Mariupol after announcing an “evacuation” from the destroyed city in the Donetsk region. Ukrainians are being deceived into Russia, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petr Andryushchenko said.

" For the first time we can see how the deportation takes place,"

Andryushchenko posted a video showing the Russian military checking documents and blocking people.

He said that first, Ukrainians are taken from Mariupol to the occupied territory of the Novoazovsky district and from there to Russia.

" Serve buses and announce the evacuation. When boarding, they already report that the bus is taking to Bezymyanny Novoazovsky district and then to Russia. Russian military and official volunteers block any attempts to leave the place and refuse to evacuate. 21 century. Center of Europe. Deportation of civilians. Surrealism turned into reality in Mariupol,"

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