Kremlin using coal subsidies to force Russian passports on residents in occupied Kherson Oblast

Moscow-installed illegal occupation authorities in Kherson Oblast are offering coal subsidies for heating purposes, but only to those residents who became Russian citizens, the Ukrainian military's National Resistance Center reported.

As part of its forced passportization strategy, Russia creates special incentives oriented toward residents in occupied Ukrainian territory to adopt Russian passports. At the same time, those Ukrainians who refuse Russian citizenship are often threatened with deportation or being forcibly mobilized into the Russian military.

https://kyivindependent.com/military-russia-uses-subsidized-coal-as-another-incentive-for-occupied-kherson-oblast-residents-to-take-russian-passports/

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