(...) Russian occupation authorities may be setting conditions to forcibly transport Ukrainian children in occupied territories to Crimea to coerce Ukrainians into collaborating with the occupation government. The Ukrainian Kherson Oblast Administration reported that the Russian-backed government in occupied Kherson Oblast will only open 20% of available schools for the school year starting on September 1, 2022, and that occupation authorities will transport Ukrainian children to the Nakimovsky Naval School in Sevastopol, Crimea for education instead of schools in occupied Kherson.[51] While ISW cannot verify these claims, separating children from their parents (likely involuntarily) would allow Russian occupation authorities to threaten to harm the children if the parents do not cooperate. The report also states that the Russia-backed government forced Kherson Oblast teachers to travel to Crimea for training, likely to further increase civilian compliance with the occupation government in Kherson.[52] The Ukrainian Resistance Center also reported that Russian occupation authorities in Kherson Oblast are considering further delaying the referendum for Russian annexation because the lack of local cooperation prevents the occupation authorities from gathering enough data to launch the referendum.[53]
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[51]https://www.facebook.com/100064555155257/posts/pfbid029XbF3mU4yrFnKfmXopRSM1VgkDZBSFSB2N1nMnU7LjZh3CVzATNH6yA3Z3tAoFAAl/?d=n
[52]https://www.facebook.com/100064555155257/posts/pfbid029XbF3mU4yrFnKfmXopRSM1VgkDZBSFSB2N1nMnU7LjZh3CVzATNH6yA3Z3tAoFAAl/?d=n
[53]https://sprotyv.mod.gov dot ua/2022/07/13/okupanty-znovu-planuyut-perenesty-referendum-na-pivdni/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 13
Kateryna Stepanenko, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan July 13, 7:30 pm ET Click here to see ISW's interactive map of th...
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