Deputy PM: Russian troops prepare deportation of Azerbaijanis from Ukraine's Kherson

Russian troops in Kherson are preparing the deportation of Armenians, Azerbaijanis and Meskhetian Turks to Crimea, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk said at a briefing, Report informs via RBC-Ukraine.

“According to the obtained information, Russian troops have planned a demonstrative act. They are going to forcibly deport ethnic Armenians, Azerbaijanis and Meskhetian Turks from Kherson to Crimea,” Vereshchuk said.

The Ukrainian official noted that these are criminal steps.