185. Ksenia Turkova - The Forced Deportation and Filtration of Ukrainians from the Occupied Territories

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians were forcibly deported to through
Russia from Ukraine territory. They have experienced terrible things
like the “filtration” camps on the borders, separation from families,
cruel interrogations by Russians, and being forced to live in another
country (an enemy country) without money or documents in many cases.
Left stranded and struggling to leave Russia by themselves. Some, like
children do not even have the option to try to return home or go to
Europe. Russia has shamelessly shown children being brainwashed to
believe their country is wrong in resisting Russian aggression, and to
position Russia as their liberator.

Ksenia Turkova is a journalist and a linguist with a Ph.D. in philology
(language and literature). She has both Russian and Ukrainian
backgrounds and has worked in both countries for private as well as
independent media. Her specialist area of research is studying media
texts and propaganda. Ksenia is a guest lecturer at American
universities and runs a YouTube channel, which offers analysis of
current events from the point of view of nuances of language.