Main news of the week:
▶ The occupation “court” in Crimea unlawfully fined the independent Muslim religious community Eski Qırım 400,000 rubles for allegedly distributing extremist materials. Lawyer Nazim Sheikhametov highlighted multiple violations during the investigative actions. This is already the second such ruling against Eski Qırım: the community was also fined in March 2024.
▶ Political prisoner Andrii Kolomiiets has returned to Ukraine after more than 10 years of unlawful imprisonment by the Russian occupation administration. A participant of the Revolution of Dignity, he became the target of politically motivated persecution in 2015. He was detained in Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian Federation) under fabricated charges of drug possession. Andrii was subjected to repeated torture. After his arrest, he was illegally transferred to temporarily occupied Crimea, where the FSB accused him of attempting to murder two former members of the Berkut special unit — charges based on dubious evidence.
Invaders’ crimes:
▶ As of July 14, the occupiers have illegally imprisoned 220 individuals, including 133 Crimean Tatars
▶ As of July 14, 2025, there were 1435 cases of materials compiled under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea. In 1236 cases, decisions were made to impose fines or combine cases with cumulative decisions. In 95 cases, proceedings are still ongoing. In 49% of the decisions (607), women are involved, and in 51% (628), men are involved.
▶ Crimean political prisoner Appaz Kurtamet was unlawfully held in a punitive isolation cell in a penal colony in the Pskov region for ten days, from June 18 to 28. He was kept in solitary confinement on a bare floor with poor-quality food. He received a mattress only at night, and the only positive aspect of his confinement was being allowed to read books.
▶ The health of Crimean political prisoner Rustem Seitmemetov is deteriorating in a Russian prison. Following a myocardial infarction and heart bypass surgery, he continues to experience pain and suffers from high blood pressure. He has been diagnosed with cataracts, assigned a Group III disability status, and is facing worsening dental issues and severe skin irritation across his body.
▶ Political prisoner Tymur Yalkabov has been transferred to harsh detention conditions in Colony No. 17 in Murmansk. Despite having asthma and a Group III disability, he is not receiving adequate medical care.
▶ The occupation “court” extended the unlawful detention of five individuals involved in the so-called “third Dzhankoi case” until October 13. Four — Ali Mamutov, Nariman Ametov, Vokhid Mustafaiev, and Enver Khalilaiev — will remain in custody, while Remzi Kurtnazirov will continue under house arrest.
▶ Political prisoner Arsen Abkhairov, a member of the so-called “Krasnohvardiiske group,” was unlawfully transferred from Penal Colony No. 3 in Novocheboksarsk, Russia, to Colony No. 9 in Tsivilsk — over 2,000 kilometers from Crimea.
▶ The health of Crimean political prisoner Rustem Huhuryk continues to deteriorate. He is experiencing hearing loss in both ears, kidney problems, shortness of breath, and a persistent cold, yet he is receiving no medical assistance. His wife has had no contact with him for over four years.
▶ Crimean political prisoner Serhii Tsyhypa has reportedly been on hunger strike for nearly a month in a Russian penal colony. According to his wife, the protest was prompted by the administration’s refusal to deliver essential medication, despite proper procedural compliance. Contact with Tsyhypa was lost at the end of June, raising concerns that he may have been placed back in punitive isolation.
▶ Citizen journalist and Crimean political prisoner Ruslan Suleimanov was added to the colony’s “preventive registry” by the Russian prison administration, despite having committed no violations.
▶ 55-year-old Crimean Tatar political prisoner Shaban Umerov reported worsening health issues, including high blood pressure and urgent dental needs, particularly prosthetics. Despite his clean disciplinary record, the colony administration placed him on the preventive registry.
Forcible conscription:
▶ At least 2031 Russian servicemen from units stationed in Crimea have been killed. Of these, 1306 are likely Ukrainian citizens.
▶ It has been confirmed that at least 119 Russian servicemen from Crimea have been taken prisoner. Most of them are likely to be Ukrainian citizens.
▶ A pro-Kremlin media outlet reported that during a raid in the Omega Bay area, Russian security forces identified eight individuals who had failed to register for military service. The inspections took place at a construction site and a local café. In total, documents were checked for 22 people, including three foreign nationals who were screened for legal status in Russia. The raid involved officers from the Russian Investigative Committee for the Black Sea Fleet, military police, enlistment office representatives, and the migration authority.
▶ In the temporarily occupied settlement of Bondarenkove near Alushta, Russian occupation forces conducted a raid at an apartment construction site to check the legal status of foreign workers and their military registration. Foreign nationals were reportedly informed about a simplified process for acquiring Russian citizenship through a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense to participate in the war against Ukraine. Following the inspection of 90 individuals — 75 of whom were foreign workers—eight were issued summonses to appear at the military enlistment office.
▶ In temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian military enlistment offices are employing staff psychologists to recruit conscripts and reservists for the war against Ukraine. These psychologists receive bonuses only for successful “processing” and use arguments such as high salaries and “lifetime benefits.” Special emphasis is placed on tailoring motivational approaches individually, including claims that the war will allegedly end soon, while combat veteran status and associated privileges will remain.
Militarization of the Crimean Peninsula:
▶ Agents of the ATESH movement reported ongoing surveillance of the movements of the remnants of the Russian fleet in Striletska Bay, temporarily occupied Sevastopol. According to them, the bay is now nearly empty. The remaining warships in Sevastopol are being periodically relocated by the occupiers to conceal their presence. Activists also reported a sabotage operation near the village of Uvarove in the Kerch district of temporarily occupied Crimea, where a relay cabinet on the railway section running through the Kerch Bridge was destroyed.
▶ Monitoring channels report the detection of a Russian Kasta-2E2 radar station near the village of Kurortne in the Feodosiia district. The radar is designed to detect low-flying targets, including drones, and can track up to 50 objects simultaneously. The estimated cost of the station is over USD 60 million.
Propaganda of the occupation administrations and incitement to hostility:
▶ An occupation “court” fined a resident of Kerch 100,000 rubles for alleged “LGBT propaganda.” The basis for the charge was social media posts that, according to the occupiers, contained images that “do not align with the culturally accepted image of a traditionally oriented man” and displayed “traditional feminine traits.”
Civil Resistance:
▶ A resident of Sevastopol actively posted comments on social media criticizing the Russian army and regime. The occupying forces detained the woman, accusing her of allegedly “inciting hatred,” “discrediting the Russian armed forces,” and “publicly spreading knowingly false information about the use of the Russian military.” She faces up to 10 years in prison.
▶ A man in the city of Saky was listening to Ukrainian-language music. Russian occupation forces detained him, issued an administrative report, and conducted a so-called “preventive conversation.”
▶ Activists of the Yellow Ribbon movement distributed numerous ribbons, stickers, and pro-Ukrainian slogans in the temporarily occupied cities of Simferopol, Sevastopol, Yalta, Bakhchysarai, and Koktebel.
▶ Members of the Crimean Combat Seagulls continue to expose personal data of collaborators and Russian war criminals in occupied Crimea.
▶ Activists from the resistance movement Zla Mavka continue publishing diaries that shed light on the realities of life under Russian occupation.
▶ Agents of the resistance movement Cyber-ATESH have reported obtaining classified documents from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet concerning the combat duty of patrol boats escorting the so-called “shadow fleet” transporting oil. The materials contain schedules, routes, crew rotations, vessel numbers, and names of commanding officers. Notably, the documents state that security for this fleet is provided by units of the 26th Special Forces Detachment.
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!