Russian journalist Kseniya Kirillova talked with Donetsk resident Elena Nekrasova (name changed for security reasons) who recounted the recent wave of searches and intimidation after the assassination of the so-called “leader of the DPR” Alexander Zakharchenko in occupied Donetsk.
“The Russian militants have always intimidated the locals, ever since they arrived in our area… so that almost no one dares to speak out or voice a pro-Ukrainian position as they know they could be killed on the spot. Right from the beginning of the war, they clearly demonstrated what would become of anyone that criticized or complained too much.”
