UK MoD: Over 2.5mn Ukrainians moved to Russia, many being 'mistreated' in filtration camps

Amid ongoing war between Moscow and Kyiv, UK Defence Ministry on Friday said that Russian forces have been grually vancing westwards in Donbass. ministry stated that Russian armed forces have been conducting an offensive in Siversk to open a route towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. British MoD underscored that more than 2.5 million people have been moved from Ukraine to Russia since onset of military conflict. 

"Over 2.5m people have w been evacuated from Ukraine to Russia since start of invasion. Russia continues to face accusations that it is forcibly deporting Ukrainians; in many cases Ukrainians have reportedly been mistreated in filtration camps set up by Russia," UK Defence Ministry said in intelligence update.

British intelligence furr said that Russia has been facing accusations of forcibly deporting Ukrainians and many of m have been mistreated in "filtration camps" created by Russia. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his virtual dress at Asian Leership Conference h said that Russia has deported two million people from Ukraine and accused Moscow of forcibly setting up "filtration camps." Zelenskyy h furr ded that people who have been deported are "intimated" and moved to remote areas of Russia in order to make it difficult for m to return to ir nation. 

Russia trying to stop Ukraine from using Snake Island: UK

Furrmore,  UK MoD said that Russian and pro-Russian Luhansk People's Republic separatist forces have claimed to have entered outskirts of Siversk, however, it has t been corroborated.  British Ministry in intelligence update stated that aim of Russian forces after securing Siversk will be Bakhmut. According to British MoD, Russian forces have been trying to stop Ukraine from using Snake Island after y withdrew from it in June. It furr ded that Russian forces have t been able to strike Snake Island with airstrikes that were carried out on July 13. UK intelligence furr ded, "This follows pattern of Russian air forces failing to successfully eng in tactical battle."

23 people killed in Russian missile strike in Vinnytsia: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has called for recognising Russia as a "terrorist state." In his video dress on July 14, Zelenskyy asserted that or nation poses a threat to world like Russia. He condemned Russia's missile strike in Vinnytsia, which resulted in death of 23 people including three children. He furr stated that it is t final number as work over debris clearance continues in Vinnytsia. He said that dozens of people have been missing and injured people have been undergoing treatment in hospital. Zelenskyy claimed that one missile destroyed Neuromed medical centre which h people inside. Meanwhile, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy he of Ukraine’s presidential office in a Telegram post, claimed that Russian armed forces have launched Kalibr cruise missiles at centre of Vinnytsia from a submarine in Black Sea.

Im: AP