'When we asked for diapers, the Russians told us, 'If you come without Russian birth certificates, we will not give you diapers',' said one Ukrainian parent.
Rod Nickel and Leonardo BenassattoKHERSON, Ukraine - The moment her grand-daughter was born, Olha Lukina, 65, rushed to a registry office. It was one of the last still providing Ukrainian citizenship for newborns in the southern city of Kherson which was then under Russian occupation.
Early in the occupation, Ukrainian parents faced pressure to accept Russian citizenship for their newborns. According to Remyga and Kateryna's parents - Natalia Lukina and Oleksii Markelov - this included denying them free distribution of diapers and baby food. Lukina refused to change the birth certificate of her daughter, who was born two months after Russia captured Kherson.Reuters has seen Kateryna's Ukrainian documentation, stamped by Ukraine's justice ministry. The ministry did not respond to a request for comment on the situation in Kherson during Russian occupation.
Remyga said he fell ill in June and spent a month in hospital under soldiers' watch. He managed to escape the following month.
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Ukrainians say they were pressured to register babies as Russian during occupationThe moment her grand-daughter was born, Olha Lukina, 65, rushed to a registry office. It was one of the last still providing Ukrainian citizenship for newborns in the southern city of Kherson which was then under Russian occupation.
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