Evidence

A search found several Ukrainian and English-language outlets repeating the claim, including Ukrainska Pravda (English), Censor.net, Mezha, UAWire, ua.news and Yahoo syndications. Ukrainska Pravda attributes it to the Ukrainian outlet Novyny Donbasu. That report says all prisoners in penal colony No. 32 in Makiivka are to be moved to Russian prisons, Ukrainians first, and that more than 30 Ukrainians are affected. The stated reason is that the colony can't provide adequate conditions, such as water and heating coal. I found no independent confirmation from the ICRC, the UN, Reuters or AP. I also found no Reuters Fact Check, AFP Fact Check, Bellingcat or EUvsDisinfo review of this claim. The outlets appear to repeat one original report, so they are not independent of each other.