Main News of the Week:

▶ The General Staff reported the destruction of a P-18 radar station near Yevpatoriia. Also this week, the Defence Forces struck a traffic control point for warships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet near Sevastopol.

▶ In addition to last week’s strikes, the Security Service of Ukraine also struck the reconnaissance ship “Ivan Khurs”, the Russian Black Sea Fleet training centre “Lukomka”, the headquarters of the air defence radio engineering intelligence, a MiG-31 aircraft at the “Belbek” airfield, and the technical and operational unit of the “Belbek” airfield.

▶ Secretary General of the Helsinki Committee Berit Lindeman became a mentor to Ruslan Suleimanov. The man was detained in 2019 and is held in Penal Colony No. 17 in Murmansk for alleged “participation in a terrorist organisation” and “forcible seizure of power”.

▶ A square in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv was named in honour of Crimea native Sviatoslav Aleksapolskyi. He served in “Azov” and was also a paratrooper in the 25th and 95th brigades. Sviatoslav died in 2022 during the liberation of the Mykolaiv region from the occupiers. He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the “Golden Star” in 2023.

▶ As part of its 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions, the EU imposed restrictions against the First Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Sergey Obryvalin, Director of the Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director of the Russian Institute of Archaeology Nikolay Makarov, and others. They are involved in the appropriation of Ukrainian cultural property in Crimea and illegal archaeological excavations.

▶ Russia is once again using education as a tool of ideological influence in the temporarily occupied territories. Specifically, the occupiers have established so-called preventive centres where various “patriotic” events are held. The highest intensity of such events is recorded specifically in Crimea and Sevastopol.

Invaders’ Crimes:

▶ As of 23 April 2026, 303 individuals are subjected to a policy of judicial persecution in the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea, 164 of whom are Crimean Tatars.

▶ As of 22 April 2026, 1729 cases involving materials drawn up under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation regarding the so-called discrediting of the armed forces of the Russian Federation were recorded in temporarily occupied Crimea. In 1607 cases, fines were imposed or the case was merged with another proceeding under a different article with a combined ruling. In 8 cases, proceedings are ongoing. 53% (851) of the rulings concern women, and 47% (753) concern men.

▶ Political prisoner Tofik Abdulhaziiev is being prosecuted in a new criminal case under an article on alleged “contempt of court”. In 2017, the man’s home was searched, and in 2019 he was arrested on charges of involvement in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir” organisation. In 2023, he was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment. Due to inadequate detention conditions, he suffers from health problems: a malignant brain tumour, tuberculosis, and a number of other severe diseases.

▶ The occupiers will try pro-Ukrainian activist Oleh Prykhodko in a new fabricated case, specifically for “facilitating terrorism” and “incitement to high treason”. Previously, the activist openly opposed the temporary occupation of Crimea and was repeatedly persecuted for his pro-Ukrainian stance, particularly for having Ukrainian license plates on his car and a flag on his house. In 2019, he was detained on suspicion of an alleged “preparation of a terrorist attack”. During his imprisonment, the man was tortured with electric shocks, denied medical assistance, and regularly sent to a punishment cell. In March 2026, Prykhodko was transferred to Pre-trial Detention Centre No. 1 in Krasnodar.

▶ A Russian “court” extended the pre-trial detention of the defendants in the so-called fifth Bakhchysarai group, namely six Crimean Tatars: Remzi Nimetullaiev, Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov, Seidamet Mustafaiev, as well as Eldar Iakubov and Abdulmedzhyt Seitumerov. All of them are accused in a fabricated case of involvement in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir” organisation. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for 25 May. In August 2023, their homes were searched, and in the summer of 2024, they were moved from Simferopol Pre-trial Detention Centre No. 2 to Russia.

▶ The health of political prisoner Rustem Sheikhaliiev has deteriorated. In particular, the man suffers from varicose veins, severe headaches, hypertension, and dental problems. The man is being held in Penal Colony No. 3 in the Amur Oblast of the Russian Federation. In 2022, he was accused of alleged terrorism and sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Forcible Mobilisation:

▶ At least 3047 servicemen of the Russian Federation from units stationed in temporarily occupied Crimea have been killed. 1557 of them are likely Ukrainian citizens.

▶ The capture of at least 125 Russian military personnel from temporarily occupied Crimea has been confirmed. The majority are likely Ukrainian citizens.

Occupation Propaganda and Incitement to Hostility:

▶ The occupiers continue to militarise the youth. For example, a military-patriotic event was held at a college in Simferopol. Participants practised operating drones and were introduced to the basics of tactical medicine.

📌The Mission continues to receive inquiries from Ukrainian citizens who want to leave Crimea because they cannot tolerate the occupation and total propaganda. We remind you of our instructions on how to leave temporarily occupied Crimea: https://cutt.ly/FwtiajlS

💙💛We thank the aware Ukrainian citizens in occupied Crimea for their prompt reports on the situation on the Crimean Peninsula, in particular on the socio-economic situation, the positions of russian troops, the resistance movements to the occupation, etc. For more information, please send an e-mail to the press service of the Mission: [email protected].

Glory to Ukraine!