
From: Roman Sheremeta (Professor of Economics, Board Member, Founding Rector of American University Kyiv)
“The shooting lists were supposed to include teachers of the Ukrainian language, literature, history, veterans, journalists, scientists, writers, priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and other confessions who supported Ukraine, as well as public and political figures, heads of state and local government bodies,” said Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Directorate.
According to Budanov, before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian occupiers were also briefed on where to place mass graves.
This is the reality that awaits Ukrainians if the war is lost, if Ukraine is occupied. Such repressions are already happening on Ukrainian lands held by Russia. That is why any peace agreement that has Ukraine cede its territories to Russia, or that would not provide sufficient security guarantees and deterrents in case of another invasion would open Ukraine up to Russian terror like this.