Every day, our compatriots in temporarily occupied Crimea continue to tirelessly resist the Russian occupiers, demonstrating support for Ukraine and trust in the inevitable de-occupation of the peninsula.

In our regular column # resistance_movement, we continue to inform you about the civil stance of Crimean residents and about the people who destroy Russian propaganda narratives.

• A resident of Sevastopol took pictures of leaflets with slogans against the occupiers in front of the city’s recognizable places. The occupiers detained the woman and handed her an “official warning.”
• A resident of Sevastopol posted Ukrainian symbols on social media and criticized the occupiers. The man was detained by the occupiers and forced to apologize on video. A report was drawn, and the materials were transferred to an illegal “court.”
• A resident of Simferopol, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of a clinical hospital, called the so-called “participants of the special military operation” occupiers and expressed confidence in the imminent de-occupation of Crimea by Ukraine. The occupiers detained the man, arrested him for 15 days, and imposed a fine of 50 000 Russian rubles.
• ​​Activists of the ATESH resistance movement continue to reconnoiter the occupiers’ military facilities, including defensive structures on the coast of Bakhchysarai district in the villages of Andriivka and Uhlove, a training ground in the village of Zarichne, Simferopol district, and a logistics hub in the village of Tymashivka, Kurmansk district.
• Activists of the Yellow Ribbon Movement continue to resist the occupiers in Crimea, destroying copies of propaganda materials and distributing patriotic symbols in the occupied cities of the peninsula, particularly in Sevastopol, Simferopol, and Yevpatoriia. Activists also report the launch of the service ‘You are in Ukraine’ for Ukrainians in occupation and a new campaign, ‘Letters to Ukraine,’ in which Crimean residents write pro-Ukrainian slogans on the pages of occupation newspapers and distribute them.
• Activists of the Crimean Combat Seagulls continue to expose the personal data of collaborators and Russian war criminals in occupied Crimea.
• The Zla Mavka resistance movement continues to keep its diaries and distribute a weekly newspaper that reveals the crimes of the occupiers and patriotic symbols. On October 2, the movement’s social media also reminded people of the International Day of Non-Violence, which is celebrated on that day.

New illegal administrative proceedings in the occupation courts of Crimea under the article on the so-called “discrediting the Russian Armed Forces” also testify to the growing resistance. As of September 20, 2024, 979 cases of materials drawn up under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation were recorded in the so-called “courts” in the temporarily occupied Crimea and other bodies. In 875 of these cases, a decision was made to impose an administrative penalty in the form of a fine or to join the case to another case under another article and make a cumulative decision. In 17 cases, the materials are still being considered.

Disaggregated by gender, 377 (43%) decisions were issued against women and 497 (57%) against men. Overall, the total amount of fines imposed already amounts to at least 26.4 million Russian rubles.

We thank everyone for their courage and clear public stance. Crimea is Ukraine, and we are fighting together to return the Crimean Peninsula to Ukrainian control as soon as possible and to bring a sense of security to our citizens from the temporarily occupied territories.

Glory to Ukraine!