Russia currently occupies around 20 per cent of Ukraine. An estimated 5 to 6 million Ukrainians live in these areas and the pressure of occupation is enormous. People are disappearing into torture cells and prisons. They are often accused of extremism, discrediting the Russian army or the illegal distribution of pro-Ukrainian symbols. In addition, Ukrainian boys and men are forcibly mobilised into the Russian army. All people must accept Russian passports, otherwise they will receive neither pensions nor medical treatment. Protests are nipped in the bud, but a presumably small number of people are putting up resistance in groups such as the „Yellow Ribbon“ or „Atesch“. They paint blue and yellow symbols in public spaces, spy on Russian military bases or damage militarily relevant infrastructure.

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