Russian Army Forces Ukrainians In Occupied Cities To Join War, Fight Against Own Country

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Russian Army Forces Ukrainians In Occupied Cities To Join War, Fight Against Own CountryKEY POINTS- Thousands of Ukrainian civilians in Donbas were forced to enlist in the Russian army: Report- 'Men of all ages' were 'rounded up' and forced to register to the Russian army in Melitopol- Russia sent 1,500 draft notices in areas primarily inhabited by Crimean Tatar peopleUkrainian civilians in territories occupied by the Russian army are being forced to join the war and fight against their own country, according to a report.In Donbas, thousands of Ukrainian civilians were forced to enlist in the army following Russian President Vladimir Putin's "partial mobilization" order in September, as per independent news agency The Insider.Fedorov also noted that in the city of Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian civilians who refused to sign up as volunteer fighters were told to bring one or two men in their stead instead.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later warned that Russia is deliberately destroying the Crimean Tatar people by sending them draft notices."This is a deliberate attempt by Russia to destroy the Crimean Tatar people, this is a deliberate attempt by the aggressor state to take the lives of as many residents of the territory the Russian troops invaded as possible," he was quoted as saying by POLITICO."

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