The occupiers are intensifying repression against the residents of the occupied Luhansk region, - RMA

This was reported by the Luhansk Regional State Administration on Facebook.

"The choice of victims does not depend on the presence or absence of a Russian passport. Locals are usually accused of collaborating with Ukrainian special services, participating in or financing terrorist groups, or cooperating with other states. Additionally, Luhansk residents are often charged with inciting hatred or failing to report individuals to the occupiers, who allegedly committed crimes under Russian law," the report states.

The Regional State Administration noted that "almost everyone who remains in the occupied territory could fall under the latter charge." In the context of the ongoing strengthening of the Kremlin’s repressive mechanism and the majority of the population lacking internet access, people are unable to track changes in Russian laws in a timely manner.

In the past two months alone, the occupiers have opened 68 criminal cases in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk for the aforementioned reasons.

"Russian security personnel who come to the region on temporary assignments aim to demonstrate their effectiveness and improve the statistics of the bodies they represent, disregarding human fates," noted the Regional State Administration.