Russian army redeploys additional guard forces to Zaporizhzhia: NRC reveals reason
Kadyrov fighters of the Russian Guard (Illustrative photo: meta.ua)
In the temporarily occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian forces are tightening restrictions on the movement of residents and increasing checks as part of counter-sabotage measures. There have been reports of additional Rosgvardiya forces being deployed to the region, reports the National Resistance Center (NRC).
The Russian forces are searching among the residents of the occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhia region for citizens who are assisting Ukrainian defenders in resisting the invaders.
"Russian forces are primarily concerned about the potential transfer of information to Ukrainian Defense Forces regarding the deployment of occupation personnel in residential areas of captured settlements," the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported.
According to the NRC, in the areas controlled by Russia in the Zaporizhzhia region, the enemy has increased the number of checks and restricted the free movement of the local population due to fears of sabotage and other partisan activities.
"In particular, the Russians have increased the number of checkpoints in settlements along the front-line. Additional forces of the Rosgvardiya have also arrived in the region to conduct selective checks," the publication states.
In this context, the National Resistance Center appealed to residents of the occupied city of Vasylivka, urging them, for their safety, to leave the community if possible during the potential escalation of hostilities.
The city of Vasylivka on the DeepState map as of January 17 (photo: screenshot deepstatemap.live).
At the end of December, due to widespread desertion among Russian soldiers in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region, the enemy sent additional Rosgvardiya forces to the area, which also performed the role of blocking units.
In the summer, the National Resistance Center noted that in the occupied Crimea, the Russian forces intensified checks on the population due to successful strikes by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on military targets.
