Russia forcibly issued 12,000 passports to deported Ukrainians – Denisova
After the forced deportation to the territory of the Russian Federation, the aggressor country began to issue Russian passports to Ukrainian citizens – there are already 12,000 of them, according to Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova.
– By intimidating the most vulnerable categories of people – women, people with disabilities and pensioners, the aggressor’s government received from them almost 14 thousand applications for Russian citizenship and issued 12 thousand passports, – she wrote on social media.
According to her, in this way Russia is trying to forcibly integrate the population of Ukraine into the Russian political, economic and humanitarian space.
– Forced passportization is illegal and not recognized in Ukraine, it contradicts the principles and norms of international law and is a direct violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, – Denisova said.
Therefore, the Ombudsman appealed to the UN and the OSCE to take into account these facts of human rights violations in Ukraine.
