A resident of the Kursk region spoke about the coercion of the Ukrainian language in captivity

A resident of the Korenevsky district of the Kursk region, who was forcibly held captive in Ukraine, said that Russians in captivity were forced to speak Ukrainian.

"[Ukrainians said], 'Don't forget where you are.' [It was used] to force this to the Ukrainian language. That is, you have to speak it all the time," he said in an interview with TASS.

According to a resident of the Kursk region, the Ukrainian militants also tried to influence the prisoners psychologically. So, they inspired the Russians that their country allegedly did not need them.

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