Russian ombudswoman receives about 600 relocation requests over repression in Ukraine

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · Apr 13, 2026 · 145 words

Human rights Russia-Ukraine Conflict Political Asylum

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Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova stated that she has received approximately 600 requests from Russian and Ukrainian citizens seeking to move to Russia. She claims these individuals are facing political repression and criminal charges in Ukraine for pro-Russian views or separatism.

Propaganda risk 40%

Claims checked 6

Techniques found 2

Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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Center86%

Right14%

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What happened

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova told TASS that she had received roughly 600 requests from Russians and Ukrainians seeking to move to Russia due to political repression in Ukraine.

Why it matters

"I currently have nearly 500 appeals from Ukrainian citizens asking to be taken to Russia, saying such political persecution is unacceptable.

Common ground

We also believe that prosecuting people for political reasons is unacceptable.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Propaganda Score

confidence: 90%

Moderate concerns. Notable use of persuasive or loaded language.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova told TASS that she had received roughly 600 requests from Russians and Ukrainians seeking to move to Russia due to political repression in Ukraine.”

CORROBORATED

The claim that Tatyana Moskalkova received about 600 requests is corroborated by a web search result explicitly mentioning 'Russian ombudswoman receives about 600 relocation requests' and the breakdown of those requests (500 Ukrainian, nearly 100 Russian).

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Claim 2: “She added that she maintains regular contact with the Ukrainian side and international organizations on this issue.”

CORROBORATED

The Moscow Times reports that Moskalkova was one of the few officials to 'maintain a direct line of communication with Ukrainian officials', and Anadolu Ajansı reports her work on issues related to the conflict, corroborating her contact with the Ukrainian side.

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web search NEUTRAL — Tatyana Nikolayevna Moskalkova is a Russian politician, lawyer, and former law enforcement officer. She has served as Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights since 22 April 2016, succeeding Ella Pamfil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatyana_Moskalkova

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, said on Tuesday that issues related to the conflict in Ukraine have become the central focus of her office’s work recently.She added that seven …
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/human-rights-com…

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web search NEUTRAL — While a staunch Kremlin loyalist, Moskalkova was one of the few Russian officials to maintain a direct line of communication with Ukrainian officials after the 2022 invasion, which allowed her to help…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/14/sanctioned-state-d…

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Claim 3: “I currently have nearly 500 appeals from Ukrainian citizens asking to be taken to Russia”

CORROBORATED

The evidence explicitly quotes Tatyana Moskalkova stating, 'I currently have nearly 500 appeals from Ukrainian citizens asking to be taken to Russia'.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to Tatyana Moskalkova, almost 500 requests were submitted by Ukrainian citizens."I currently have nearly 500 appeals from Ukrainian citizens asking to be taken to Russia, saying such politic…
https://tass.com/society/2115831

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web search NEUTRAL — Tatyana Moskalkova presented to the President her annual report as Human Rights Commissioner of the Russian Federation and summed up the results of her ten years in office.
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79723

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Claim 4: “Almost 100 Russian citizens have contacted us asking for help to return home”

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While the total of 600 requests is mentioned in one source, the specific detail about 'almost 100 Russian citizens' is implied by the math in the same source but not independently corroborated by a second distinct news organization in the provided evidence. TASS photo evidence shows her meeting families of returning citizens, but doesn't confirm the '100' figure.

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web search NEUTRAL — RUSSIA, MOSCOW - DECEMBER 15, 2025: Russia's Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova meets with family members of Russian citizens returning home from Ukraine. After the meeting, the families wil…
https://www.tassphoto.com/en/feature/552819/russian-human-ri…

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Claim 5: “many Russians and Ukrainians in the country are facing criminal charges and punishment for pro-Russian views or interests.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple search results confirm that individuals in Ukraine are being charged for pro-Russian activities, including a priest in Odesa and a beauty blogger in Kyiv for 'justifying Russian aggression'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Russians (Russian: русские, romanized: russkiye [ˈruskʲɪje] ⓘ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian, the most spoken Slavic language. The majority o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians

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Claim 6: “They are being convicted for justifying aggression and, in the case of Ukrainian citizens, for separatism”

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The evidence confirms convictions for 'justifying aggression' (priest in Odesa, beauty blogger in Kyiv) and Wikipedia confirms the existence and activity of 'Russian separatist forces in Ukraine', supporting the claim that separatism is a basis for conviction.

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https://unn.ua/en/news/justifying-aggression-against-ukraine…

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