Invaders forcing teachers in Melitopol to renounce Ukrainian citizenship - General Staff

In the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol, the invaders are forcing teachers to renounce Ukrainian citizenship and obtain Russian passports by June.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports.

"The Russian occupiers continue the forced passportization of the population living in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region. In particular, in Melitopol, the invaders are forcing school teachers to renounce Ukrainian citizenship and obtain Russian passports by June 1, 2023,” the report says.

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