Kremlin resettles Russians to displace Ukrainians and change ethnic composition of regions
The Kremlin is launching a large-scale demographic operation under the guise of the «Siberian revival» programme - now it plans to implement it in the occupied territories of Ukraine. This was reported by Centre for National Resistance (CNR).
According to Ukrainian intelligence, the Russian authorities are preparing to relocate residents from remote regions of the Russian Federation to the occupied areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. This campaign is being presented as the «return of historical Russians,» but in reality, the goal is to Replacement of the Ukrainian population and changing demographic balance.
Programme objective
According to the CNS, the main goal of the programme is to:
displacement of Ukrainians from their homes;
destruction of Ukrainian identity and culture;
creating dependence of the local population on the Russian authorities.
In addition, IDPs from Russian regions are promised Free housing, work and social benefits, This is intended to consolidate the occupation not only militarily but also socially.
Demographic occupation as a Kremlin strategy
Analysts note that this policy is reminiscent of the Soviet practice of resettlement, when Moscow artificially changed the ethnic composition of the controlled territories. This allows the Kremlin not only to legitimise the occupation, but also to create the appearance of a «loyal population» for future pseudo-elections.
The CNS emphasises that these actions are violation of international humanitarian law, The forced relocation of the population of the occupied territory is prohibited by the Geneva Convention.
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