‘This Isn’t an Episode of “Black Mirror”’ – Putin Reportedly Conscripting Homeless in Occupied Lands

Moscow is planning to forcibly conscript homeless individuals in Ukraine’s occupied territories to fight in the Russian armed forces, Ukraine’s National Resistance Center reported on Telegram.

“Due to a personnel shortage, the occupiers intend to conscript homeless people into the ranks of the Russian occupation forces. Yes, those without a home, a passport, or citizenship. The perfect soldier for the Kremlin: asks no questions about where to go and disappears without a fuss,” the statement from the UNRC reads.

State media outlet Ukrinform pointed out that the center believes Russia is considering passing a law that would allow individuals who “legally do not exist” to serve in the armed forces, “and this isn’t an episode of ‘Black Mirror’, this is reality.”

“In Melitopol, passports have been confiscated, Ukrainian documents are not recognized, and suddenly you are no longer a citizen but a ‘mobilization [item].’ The choice is simple: a gun or a shovel. For the Kremlin, you are not a person, but a resource. The new motto of the occupiers: ‘No passport? Sign a contract!’,” the сenter stated.

The UNRC reminded citizens that important information about the enemy could be reported through their chatbot, emphasizing that “every piece of information strikes at the occupiers!”

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