People in a retaken Ukrainian town had their phones checked to see if they had collaborated with Russia, report says

The residents of a Ukrainian town that's been reclaimed from Russian occupation in a counteroffensive have had their phones checked for any evidence of collaboration with the Kremlin's forces, according to reports.

The locals of a largely deserted small town in northeastern Ukraine lined up outside of a police station to see if they had collaborated with the Russians.

According to a news outlet, the police in Kharkiv refused to say what would happen to people who collaborated with the Russians.

A woman from the town, which had been occupied by Russian forces since the beginning of the war, said she was racked with guilt over how she had to take food.

The woman told CNN that they couldn't buy anything in the stores. We were homeless because the banks were closed.

The sight of Russian soldiers parading around with automatic weapons frightened the mother and daughter.

Thank God we survived! It was terrifying. "We just hope they don't come back," she said.

In the last few days, Ukrainian forces reclaimed territory from Russians in a rapid counteroffensive.

Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that stabilization measures were being carried out.

Zelenskyy said that "remnants of occupiers and sabotage groups are being detected"