Main news of the week:

▶ In temporarily occupied Chornomorske, Russian invaders have been illegally holding Tamara Chernukha, an ambulance paramedic, since February 2025. She was illegally detained on charges of alleged “treason.” Her location has not been officially confirmed, and her relatives have been denied access and information. In addition, the woman has serious health problems, and prolonged detention without medical care and proper nutrition threatens her life.

Invaders’ crimes:

▶ As of June 2, the occupiers have illegally imprisoned 222 individuals, including 133 Crimean Tatars.

▶ As of June 2, 2025, there were 1,350 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 1,209 cases, decisions were made to impose fines or combine cases with cumulative decisions. In 38 cases, proceedings are still ongoing. In 49% of the decisions (591), women are involved, and in 51% (617), men are involved.

▶ On May 27, an illegal court hearing was held in a so-called Russian “court” in the case of five Crimean Tatars who were unlawfully detained in Crimea. The next hearing is scheduled for June 19. All defendants deny guilt and claim political persecution.

▶ Russian invaders unlawfully sentenced a resident of Simeiz to 12 years in prison for allegedly attempting to join the volunteer corps of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. The man allegedly contacted representatives of the formation on his own, received instructions, but was detained before leaving the peninsula. He will spend the first two years in prison and the rest of his sentence in a strict regime colony.

▶ The occupiers sentenced a 59-year-old resident of Dzhankoi to 20 years in prison for so-called “treason.” In 2022, the man allegedly established contact with the Security Service of Ukraine and transmitted the geolocations of the Russian Defense Ministry and the Russian Guard warehouses on the occupied peninsula.

Forcible conscription:

▶ At least 1,955 Russian military personnel from units stationed in Crimea have been killed. 1,296 of them are likely to be Ukrainian citizens.

▶ The capture of at least 119 Russian soldiers from Crimea has been confirmed. Most of them are likely to be Ukrainian citizens.

Militarization of the Crimean Peninsula:

▶ Monitoring groups report the transfer of an S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft missile system launcher from temporarily occupied Sevastopol to the Yevpatoriia area. This may be related to the strengthening of the air defense system against the backdrop of regular attacks on Russian military facilities in the region since early May. It is also possible that the launcher is replacing one that was damaged or malfunctioning after a Ukrainian strike.

Propaganda of the occupation administrations and incitement to hostility:

▶ At gas stations in temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian invaders replace signs with Chinese ones. The signs feature translations in Crimean Tatar and Chinese alongside Russian. Ukrainian, which formally has the status of “state language” in occupied Crimea, has disappeared from the signs.

▶ Russian occupiers forcibly transport students from temporarily occupied Luhansk to occupied Crimea, allegedly for “volunteer work” cleaning up the consequences of an oil spill in Anapa. Refusal is punished with blackmail, including threats of expulsion, loss of dormitory accommodation, or failure to pass exams.

Civil Resistance:

▶ A resident of occupied Crimea allegedly supported the Ukrainian Azov unit with donations. Russian invaders detained the man, accusing him of alleged “financial terrorism.” The occupiers opened a criminal case against him.

▶ Activists from the Yellow Ribbon movement distributed patriotic stickers on the streets of Simferopol, near the Odun Bazar Qapusı in Yevpatoriia, and next to the Lesia Ukrainka monument in Yalta. The activists emphasized that despite years of Russian occupation, Crimean residents continue to resist and demonstrate their support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The activists also reported that in schools in temporarily occupied Yalta, 11th-grade students were given educational lessons with elements of propaganda encouraging them to serve in the Russian Armed Forces. According to them, students are encouraged to give up further education in favor of military service.

▶ Activists of the Crimean Combat Seagulls movement continue to expose the personal data of collaborators and Russian war criminals in occupied Crimea. Activists also report panic among the occupiers following the successful operation by the Security Service of Ukraine to destroy strategic Russian aircraft on Russian territory.

▶ The Zla Mavka resistance movement placed stickers with the inscription “Resistance will continue, even when the world trembles” in Simferopol.

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!