Russia S Filtering System In Ukraine Is Detailed In New Reports

Comment Moscow and its separatist allies in Ukraine have forcibly transferred hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to Russia since the start of the war, according to US officials and human rights researchers, sending many through a vast and punitive “filtering” system that includes detention, interrogation and bulk data collection. The system operates in Russian-held territory and is overseen by the Kremlin, which uses “advanced technology” to collect data on Ukrainian citizens, a State Department official said at a briefing with reporters on Wednesday. In recent days, two reports – from the New York-based Human Rights Watch and the Yale University Humanitarian Research Laboratory – have shed new light on the scale of the filtering network and its impact on citizens. Both reports say there is evidence the system violates the laws of war. Ukraine says Russia forcibly relocated thousands from Mariupol. Here is a dramatic account. The forcible transfer or expulsion of civilians from occupied territories is prohibited under the Geneva Conventions, which regulate the conduct of armed conflicts. Moscow denies claims it has forcibly relocated residents — instead claiming Russian forces are “protecting” civilians from Ukrainian troops. “We have information that officials from the presidential administration of Russia are overseeing and coordinating these filtering operations,” Emma Gilligan, a senior expert in the State Department’s Office of Global Criminal Justice, told reporters Wednesday. “We also know that Russia uses advanced technology to facilitate filtering processes, including for the purpose of collecting data on Ukrainian citizens,” he said. In its report released on Thursday, Human Rights Watch described the filtering system in Ukraine as a “massive illegal data collection exercise” with no “legal basis”. Residents are funneled to registration sites, where they are screened and released or detained. Some Ukrainians disappeared, according to Human Rights Watch, or were deported to Russia without identity documents. Video shows Russian “filtration camp,” says Mariupol mayor’s office Ukrainians going through the system had their phone contacts downloaded, fingerprints and photos taken and passport numbers collected, according to the Yale report, which was published last week. Investigators said they found “with high confidence” that Russian and allied forces in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region have used 21 sites for “infiltration operations”. Venues include registration points, temporary detention facilities, interrogation centers and prisons for long-term detention. The scale of the filtering system is “significant,” Nathaniel Raymond, executive director of the Humanitarian Research Lab, said at the same briefing with reporters on Wednesday. The lab’s report is part of the Conflict Observatory, a State Department-supported initiative to document Russian war crimes in Ukraine. One of the locations identified by the report includes a school in Bezimenne, a village east of Mariupol. In May, the Washington Post located geo-located video clips showing the school, where men forcibly taken from Mariupol were held, slept on the floor and threatened with torture and execution, according to a Telegram post accompanying the video. Satellite images and video also verified by The Post in March showed Russian-backed forces building a tent city in the area. Russian authorities described it at the time as a “life support” center for refugees from Mariupol, while Ukrainian leaders accused Russia of moving residents to “infiltration camps” against their will. According to Human Rights Watch, some Ukrainians traveled to Russia voluntarily, including men who wanted to avoid martial law in Ukraine, which bars most men of military age from leaving the country. It remains unclear exactly how many Ukrainians have been deported to Russia or even subjected to the “filtering” screening process. In July, Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken said Russia had expelled 900,000 to 1.6 million Ukrainian citizens – and that many of those “forcibly deported”, including 260,000 children, have ended up in Russia’s Far East. In late June, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk put the number of Ukrainians forcibly taken to Russia at 1.2 million, while Russia said nearly 2.5 million Ukrainian “refugees” had moved into the country. However, much remains unknown about the filtering system, including how Russian authorities use the data they collect and where many detained or transferred to Russia have ended up. “This report will really serve as a basis for further research, advocacy and, hopefully, access by the international community to these sites which are, to be clear, a human rights emergency,” Raymond said.

War in Ukraine: What you need to know

The last: Grain shipments from Ukraine are being accelerated under the agreement reached by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations in July. Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports had sent food prices skyrocketing and raised fears of more famine in the Middle East and Africa. At least 18 ships, including cargoes of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, have departed. The battle: The conflict on the ground continues as Russia uses its heavy artillery advantage to pound Ukrainian forces, which have at times managed to put up stiff resistance. In the south, Ukraine’s hopes rest on the liberation of the Russian-held Kherson region, and eventually Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014. Fears of disaster at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remain as both sides accuse each other of bombing it. . The weapons: Western arms supplies are helping Ukraine slow Russian advances. US-supplied High Mobility Artillery Missile Systems (HIMARS) allow Ukrainian forces to strike further behind Russian lines against Russian artillery. Russia has used a range of weapons against Ukraine, some of which have drawn the attention and concern of analysts. Photos: Washington Post photographers have been on the ground since the start of the war — here are some of their strongest works. How you can help: Here are ways those in the US can help support the Ukrainian people as well as the donations people have made around the world. Read his full coverage Russia-Ukraine crisis. Are you on Telegram? Subscribe to our channel for updates and exclusive video.

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Comment Moscow and its separatist allies in Ukraine have forcibly transferred hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to Russia since the start of the war, according to US officials and human rights researchers, sending many through a vast and punitive “filtering” system that includes detention, interrogation and bulk data collection. The system operates in Russian-held territory and is overseen by the Kremlin, which uses “advanced technology” to collect data on Ukrainian citizens, a State Department official said at a briefing with reporters on Wednesday. In recent days, two reports – from the New York-based Human Rights Watch and the Yale University Humanitarian Research Laboratory – have shed new light on the scale of the filtering network and its impact on citizens. Both reports say there is evidence the system violates the laws of war. Ukraine says Russia forcibly relocated thousands from Mariupol. Here is a dramatic account. The forcible transfer or expulsion of civilians from occupied territories is prohibited under the Geneva Conventions, which regulate the conduct of armed conflicts. Moscow denies claims it has forcibly relocated residents — instead claiming Russian forces are “protecting” civilians from Ukrainian troops. “We have information that officials from the presidential administration of Russia are overseeing and coordinating these filtering operations,” Emma Gilligan, a senior expert in the State Department’s Office of Global Criminal Justice, told reporters Wednesday. “We also know that Russia uses advanced technology to facilitate filtering processes, including for the purpose of collecting data on Ukrainian citizens,” he said. In its report released on Thursday, Human Rights Watch described the filtering system in Ukraine as a “massive illegal data collection exercise” with no “legal basis”. Residents are funneled to registration sites, where they are screened and released or detained. Some Ukrainians disappeared, according to Human Rights Watch, or were deported to Russia without identity documents. Video shows Russian “filtration camp,” says Mariupol mayor’s office Ukrainians going through the system had their phone contacts downloaded, fingerprints and photos taken and passport numbers collected, according to the Yale report, which was published last week. Investigators said they found “with high confidence” that Russian and allied forces in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region have used 21 sites for “infiltration operations”. Venues include registration points, temporary detention facilities, interrogation centers and prisons for long-term detention. The scale of the filtering system is “significant,” Nathaniel Raymond, executive director of the Humanitarian Research Lab, said at the same briefing with reporters on Wednesday. The lab’s report is part of the Conflict Observatory, a State Department-supported initiative to document Russian war crimes in Ukraine. One of the locations identified by the report includes a school in Bezimenne, a village east of Mariupol. In May, the Washington Post located geo-located video clips showing the school, where men forcibly taken from Mariupol were held, slept on the floor and threatened with torture and execution, according to a Telegram post accompanying the video. Satellite images and video also verified by The Post in March showed Russian-backed forces building a tent city in the area. Russian authorities described it at the time as a “life support” center for refugees from Mariupol, while Ukrainian leaders accused Russia of moving residents to “infiltration camps” against their will. According to Human Rights Watch, some Ukrainians traveled to Russia voluntarily, including men who wanted to avoid martial law in Ukraine, which bars most men of military age from leaving the country. It remains unclear exactly how many Ukrainians have been deported to Russia or even subjected to the “filtering” screening process. In July, Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken said Russia had expelled 900,000 to 1.6 million Ukrainian citizens – and that many of those “forcibly deported”, including 260,000 children, have ended up in Russia’s Far East. In late June, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk put the number of Ukrainians forcibly taken to Russia at 1.2 million, while Russia said nearly 2.5 million Ukrainian “refugees” had moved into the country. However, much remains unknown about the filtering system, including how Russian authorities use the data they collect and where many detained or transferred to Russia have ended up. “This report will really serve as a basis for further research, advocacy and, hopefully, access by the international community to these sites which are, to be clear, a human rights emergency,” Raymond said.

War in Ukraine: What you need to know

The last: Grain shipments from Ukraine are being accelerated under the agreement reached by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations in July. Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports had sent food prices skyrocketing and raised fears of more famine in the Middle East and Africa. At least 18 ships, including cargoes of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, have departed. The battle: The conflict on the ground continues as Russia uses its heavy artillery advantage to pound Ukrainian forces, which have at times managed to put up stiff resistance. In the south, Ukraine’s hopes rest on the liberation of the Russian-held Kherson region, and eventually Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014. Fears of disaster at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remain as both sides accuse each other of bombing it. . The weapons: Western arms supplies are helping Ukraine slow Russian advances. US-supplied High Mobility Artillery Missile Systems (HIMARS) allow Ukrainian forces to strike further behind Russian lines against Russian artillery. Russia has used a range of weapons against Ukraine, some of which have drawn the attention and concern of analysts. Photos: Washington Post photographers have been on the ground since the start of the war — here are some of their strongest works. How you can help: Here are ways those in the US can help support the Ukrainian people as well as the donations people have made around the world. Read his full coverage Russia-Ukraine crisis. Are you on Telegram? Subscribe to our channel for updates and exclusive video.