cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/26853335

“Russia doesn’t make any difference between the soldiers and civilians in their captivity”, Labuzov explained, adding that most of the civilians held in prisons were taken there from “the territories that Russia allegedly liberated and allegedly brought them happiness and freedom. But the treatment is the same for both civilians and military personnel.”

It is not clear how many Ukrainian civilians are being held in Russian prisons and how many more are remaining under Russian occupation, with similar treatment.

“They are now forced into such conditions that if you want just to live or to even walk the streets of your villages, you must take Russian citizenship. Without Russian citizenship - you are a nobody, you have no rights,” Labuzov said.

“If this is not a genocide of the Ukrainian nation, then how can we interpret these conditions that Russia is imposing on the Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories? This is one of the greatest displays of genocide of the Ukrainian nation by its northern neighbour.”

  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comM
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    10 hours ago

    I do get the horrendous conditions but there is no upside to this situation. Ukrainian men are being kidnapped on the streets and being brought to the front where, in some places, they have an average remaining life span of three hours.

    These people are not defending a right to live. They are able to flee to any other country (in oppositions to a certain other group which I will not name due to not engaging in whataboutism). That is, provided their own country would let them leave (men are not allowed to leave urkaine).

    It is absolutely no option to fight for this piece of land under threat of prison or death. Forget it.

    If war worthy people would be allowed to leave the country or not go to the front, i would see it differently. But under these conditions i no longer support holding ukraine. Thats not democracy.