According to updated data, as of April 18, the invaders are holding about 27 thousand Ukrainian citizens in " This was announced by the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petr Andryushchenko.

" According to updated data, the occupiers are holding at least 20 thousand people in filtration camps along the Mangush-Nikolskoye-Yalta line, preventing the possibility of evacuation by deliberately tightening and slowing down the filtration procedure. Also, 5-7 thousand people are in a filtration camp in. Nameless at the stage of preparation for deportation,” wrote Andryushchenko in the Telegram channel.

Before that, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, more than 500,000 Ukrainians have been forcibly removed to Russia..

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Earlier it was reported that from April 18, the Russian invaders are preparing to close Mariupol for entry and exit, as well as to prohibit movement in the city districts.. The occupiers plan to filter all men - some of them want to mobilize.

Also, the Russians can prepare for the landing in Mariupol. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar on the air of the telethon.. According to her, the command is checking this information..