Pro-Russian telegram channels write about this in the context of the liberation of the right-bank Kherson region. They say that with the arrival of the Ukrainian army, constant shelling at civilians will begin. Also, allegedly, this is the “end” to all the inhabitants of Kherson who collaborated with the Russians. And according to propagandists, those are "tens of thousands".

In fact, the Ukrainian army will not shell the de-occupied territories of the Kherson region because there are both civilian Ukrainians and Ukrainian troops there. Only Russians can strike at the liberated territories.

Regarding the intimidation of the inhabitants of the Kherson region about the "reprisal", the Russians used the same tactics during the liberation of the Kiev region, Chernihiv region, Kharkiv region. In particular, propagandists wrote that the Ukrainian military shelled people's houses in Bucha because people took help from the Russians. They also spread fake news that in the liberated territories everyone who does not support Ukrainian nationalism will be executed.

During the counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region, anonymous pro-Kremlin telegram channels were on the alert, assuring that Ukraine would launch messages that the Russians had tortured civilians in the occupied Kharkiv region. They also claimed that the SSU (Security service of Ukraine) was preparing a punitive operation against citizens loyal to Russia in Kharkiv. Also, allegedly, Ukrainians will be punished for receiving Russian humanitarian aid in the temporarily occupied territories.

Thus, Russian propaganda is trying to spread the narrative about “Ukrainian nazi punishers” and act proactively in order to hide the crimes of the Russian army in the temporarily occupied territories.