People in Balakliia said that the Putin forces committed some war crimes, but not massively as in places near Kyiv.

They also say that a fair number in Balakliia collaborated with the occupation, and most of those have gone to Russia. The supporters of Putin, all across Ukraine, have been fleeing to Russia, shaken by the Putin forces' sudden collapse.

I am sure many collaborated with the occupation to a limited extent because they were terrified of refusing, and expected the occupation to be permanent. Except for those who informed on others or did considerably more than the minimum, it would be wrong to punish them.