Russian forces in occupied Kherson region are forcibly mobilizing local Ukrainian residents through a scheme where men are summoned to military enlistment offices under the pretense of "clarifying data" and issued immediate mobilization papers.
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The Russian army is forcibly mobilizing local residents in the temporarily occupied territories of southern Ukraine
In the occupied settlements of the Kherson region, more than one case of a summons being issued to local Ukrainian residents has been recorded
The occupiers are using a scheme whereby local men come to the military enlistment offices of the occupation authorities upon a request to "clarify data" and are issued with an on the spot "ticket to the army"
The Russians have created so-called "federal commissariats" in the temporarily occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions
Moscow's intention is to destroy the Ukrainians
Zelenskyy held a meeting with border guards on the situation in the contact line areas in Kherson Oblast
Serhii Deineko reported on the peculiarities of the work of border guards, their successes, and problematic issues
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Extracted: 2026-03-06T11:07:54.213Z
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