Ukraine must investigate changes in the demographic situation in the occupied Crimea - human rights activists

Присяжнюк Владислава
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10:43, 26 December
Ukraine must investigate changes in the demographic situation in the occupied Crimea - human rights activists
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The Ukrainian authorities should investigate the demographic situation in Crimea as the Kremlin takes active measures to change the population on the occupied peninsula.

This was stated by the head of the Crimean human rights group Olga Skrypnyk, Radio Svoboda reports.

"The strategic task of the Russian Federation is to change the composition of the population. In the sense of both physical and consciousness. For the most part, what we can capture is the movement of the militarized population. We are talking about the military, as well as law enforcement agencies. Moreover, since Russia formally considers it its territory, they are no longer moving as on a business trip, but to a permanent job, i.e. they are already moving with their families. If we are talking about one FSS`s representative , then we can actually multiply by three, because he, for example, comes with his wife and child", - Skrypnyk said.

She also noted that propaganda and direct advertising of moving to Crimea is underway in Russia.

"An important trend in the background of all this is that it (Russia - ed.), In principle, is trying to destroy or oust the pro-Ukrainian population", - the human rights activist said.

The head of the Crimean Human Rights Group emphasizes that the law on punishment for war crimes helps to investigate and fix the demographic situation in the occupied Crimea. It was adopted in the second reading, but has been without the president's signature for six months.

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