"Cruelty and immoral behavior". Russian military increases pressure on the local population in temporarily occupied territories - GUR

The Russian occupier (photo: Reuters/Alexander Ermochenko) The Main Intelligence Directorate reported that the Russian military increased pressure on the local population in temporarily occupied territories. The department stated that in the Great Burluk of Kharkiv region the occupation administration put pressure on local entrepreneurs in order to force them to obtain passports of the aggressor country and re-registration in accordance with Russian legislation.

In addition, in many settlements, occupiers threaten to close and nationalize businesses. A monthly "tax" for each car of enterprises in the amount of 5000 Russian rubles will also be administered.

"At the same time, after the new battalion of the occupiers, in particular from the Russian -mobilized criminal prisoners in the Russian Federation, is arriving in the Balakliya, aggressive attitude towards the local population, cruelty and immoral behavior in general increased sharply," GUR said in Telegram. In intelligence, they stated that conflicts between the enemy units on ethnic basis, which often affect the civilian population, continue.