Conflict between residents and Russian troops in Donetsk: Situation gets out of the Kremlin's control

[Starmix]

According to the report, in the occupied territories of the Donetsk region, locals are growing more hostile towards Russian forces as fuel, water, and heating shortages worsen. Petro Andriushchenko, the head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, said this on Espreso TV.“There may be problems with the heating season in parts of the Donetsk region. The fuel crisis is growing — Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk regions, and occupied Crimea are at the top. In Donetsk, the situation is better because they have to ‘extinguish water with gasoline.’ That is, the occupiers cannot allow two major crises at once — one with water and one with fuel — for fear that society will erupt. However, prices are rising and gasoline is disappearing,” Andriushchenko said.

The head of the Center for Occupation Studies said that the socio-economic situation in the occupied territories is indeed worsening, with no signs of improvement. Public sentiment, even among those who were previously ambivalent, is shifting in favor of Ukraine.