The occupiers in Zaporozhye give Ukrainians the status of "refugee" - isw

The occupying power in the Zaporozhye region hiddenly proclaimed the "independence of the region" from Ukraine. They issue Ukrainian citizens who enter the enthusiastic region as temporary asylum seekers. About it reports the Institute of War Study (ISW). The Kremlin Activik who considers himself a "head of the administration" has signed an order. Now those who arrive in the occupied Zaporizhzhya region are recognized as "asylum seekers" in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Video Day Occupation authorities can use refugee status to limit Ukrainians who are temporarily returning to the captured territories after evacuating from them. It is likely that the orders will apply to the citizens of Ukraine who go to the occupied Kherson region through the KPVV in Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhya region, since the order requires registration of persons at the point of arrival in the captured Zaporizhzhia region, and Vasylivka is a checkpoint serving both Kherson and Zaporizhzhya.

Analysts report that Russia continues to form new so -called volunteer units, in particular in the Primorsky Territory, promising allowances and salaries of more than $ 3,000. The Primorsky Territory on August 22 announced the formation of a new repair and service volunteer battalion Arsenyevsky. The battalion will focus on the evacuation of damaged military equipment, repair and return to the front.

According to Russia, as of August 22, the battalion has already recruited 140 out of 280 planned volunteers. ISW reports that Russian troops carried out localized combat attacks southwest and southeast of Izum. In addition, the occupiers continued ground attacks southeast of Siversk and northeast and south of Bakhmut. Russian troops continued to advance from the northern and western suburbs of Donetsk and made limited ground blows southwest of Donetsk.