Russia enforces document checks on teenagers in occupied Mariupol.

Russian security forces have started to implement[1] document checks on local Ukrainian teenagers in occupied Mariupol, according to a June 24 report from Ukraine's Center for National Resistance. According to the update, the checkpoints were set up to determine if teenagers are involved in the partisan movement, and to evaluate 'loyalty to Ukraine.' Teenagers are stopped at local checkpoints to have their phones and passports searched, and are questioned about links to potential partisans.

The Mariupol resistance movement has become increasingly active, and reportedly killed[2] four Russian military officers on June 24. The humanitarian situation has been deteriorating in Mariupol over the past several weeks. Many civilians are unable to receive[3] even basic medical care, as medical facilities have been co-opted to serve Russian military personnel.

On June 17, drivers of the city's municipal water supply went on strike[4] to protest withheld wages and a worsening living standard. Prior to the war, Mariupol had a population of half a million people and was home to Azovstal, one of Europe's largest steel factories, which was under siege[5] until May 2022. According to UN estimates, 90% of residential buildings in Mariupol have been damaged or destroyed since the invasion began, and 350,000 people were forced to leave.

Mariupol is located in Donetsk Oblast, where Ukraine has been engaged in a counteroffensive since June 5.

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Haley Zehrung is a news reporter at the Kyiv Independent.

Previously, she was a Title VIII Fellow at the Department of State, where she conducted archival research in Kyrgyzstan. She has also worked at C4ADS, the Middle East Institute, and Barnard College. Haley completed a master's degree in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Regional Studies at Columbia University with a focus on Central Asia.

References

1. ^ implement (sprotyv.mod.gov.ua)
2. ^ killed (www.ukrinform.net)
3. ^ receive (kyivindependent.com)
4. ^ strike (kyivindependent.com)
5. ^ siege (kyivindependent.com)
6. ^ Ukraine war latest: Kyiv reports new gains in the south, Prigozhin accuses Russian army of attacking WagnerCheck out our LIVE UPDATES on the Wagner Group's armed rebellion in Russia.

   Key Developments on June 23: * General Staff reports advances along southern front line * Prigozhin accuses Russian army of attacking Wagner, threatens to respond * Council of Europe approves new sanctions package again... (kyivindependent.com)