The construction of an extensive, multi-level and mass system of \? Before the full-scale invasion in February 2022, the occupier used filtering practices in certain areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, but they were not so large-scale. Then the citizens had the opportunity to move relatively safely between the WTO and the free territories of Ukraine. Now there is no such possibility.. Why the occupier intensified the repressive practice, Alexander Klyuzhev and Alexander Neberikut explain in the article “Occupied. How Ukrainians are passed through filtration camps.

On the one hand, the answer is obvious. At the expense of civilians, Russia planned and plans to increase the " The practice of “inflating” the exchange list at the expense of civilians has already become a hallmark of the Russians, which they are using more and more actively,” the authors write..

In turn, Stanislav Miroshnichenko, a journalist with the Media Initiative for Human Rights and a researcher of Russian filtration, notes that it doesn’t matter for Russians whether they have a civilian face or a military one.. Representatives of the aggressor country call all the military just to include them in the exchange fund. There were cases when they grabbed civilians, dressed in military uniforms and imitated their belonging to military formations.

“The invasion of the territories of the regions that Russia planned to “defend” since 2014 showed that the occupier himself is afraid of the need to defend himself from the “liberated” population. As soon as the invaders entered, for example, the Kharkiv region, they immediately announced the introduction of filtration measures and directly announced their goal: to prevent the locals from helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Klyuzhev and Neberikut noted..

Thus, the occupation regimes in the newly captured Ukrainian territories stand on feet of clay, propped up by the barbaric screening of all potential threats.. To become a challenge for marginal occupation regimes, one does not need to be a partisan or pass data to Ukrainian authorities.

As evidenced by the periodic tantrums of local collaborators, the regime becomes nervous when people simply refuse to teach their children according to Russian programs or continue to work for legitimate, and not fictitious utility companies.. The lack of support for the invasion from the local population and the catastrophic shortage of personnel for the occupying administrations is compensated by the repressive filtering system and the creation of an atmosphere of total fear. In addition to discovering “big” and potential “revolutionaries”, Russia is afraid of the emergence of a real guerrilla movement in the future and is trying to strike in advance,” the authors write..

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They note that with the help of filtering and a ban on freely traveling to the territories controlled by Ukraine, the Russian invaders are trying to immediately break all ties between Ukrainian fellow citizens.. What the occupiers in ORDLO achieved over the years, the Russian aggressor realized in a matter of weeks. The targeting of civilians and the rush to build walls between the free and occupied territories indicate the weakness of the Russian position. However, unfortunately, as the authors noted, it doesn’t make people feel better from ascertaining the uncertainty and complexes of the aggressor.. It is through them that the skating rink of repressions, intimidation and humiliating checks with all the worst consequences takes place..

“Filtration camps and events also have a commercial dimension. The introduction of a total check of the citizens of Ukraine has become a stable source of income and profit for the occupation administrations and military units of the aggressor. The world-famous interest of the aggressor in washing machines also manifested itself during filtration measures.. Knocking money out of citizens for passing the test has become as commonplace as beating or undressing. In Rubizhne, Luhansk region, for example, you can pay off sadists for $100. But, as local residents note, the opportunity to negotiate on a monetary basis was a saving straw for many,” the authors write..

According to the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, people should look for contacts that help to pass the filter painlessly. In particular, he recommends to civilians: “Now there are already ways to pass it safely enough, which is not a big secret in cities where this is done.. Therefore, you need to look for this source and go precisely along this path. ”.

Neberikut and Klyuzhev point out that Putinists would not be Putinists if they did not use their own crimes for propaganda. Subjecting millions of Ukrainians to terrible filtration, the occupiers urge them not to go to free territories, citing threats of filtration.

“The experiment to create a new normal in the minds of people is aimed at making them give up and not dream of returning to a safe life.. The Russians are actively monitoring the statements of Ukrainian officials about security measures and falsely presenting them to the population as evidence that Ukraine is taking similar actions.. The cynical Russian disinformation of intimidated citizens needs information counteraction from the Ukrainian state,” the authors note..

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In Mariupol, the Russian invaders were reported to have tightened their screening and “filtering” due to the resistance of the local population.. In particular, when entering Mariupol from the Zaporozhye region, even those who have already passed the “filtration” are forced to undergo additional interrogation by the FSB.