Mariupol City Council says 15,000 local residents have fallen under 'illegal deportation' to Russia.
Thousands of Ukrainians are being forcibly taken to Russia by occupying Russian forces, the city council of the besieged city of Mariupol said.
Mariupol council also alleged it has evidence Russian forces are taking away residents' passports and other Ukrainian ID documents. Mariupol City Council also says that over the last 20 days Russian troops have blocked evacuation convoys trying to bring people out of the city. "First, they block a peaceful city, purposefully begin to kill people, and then forcibly take them to their territory."
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