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 the Feodosiia region voiced slogans against the Russian occupiers in public places. Representatives of the occupation structures detained the man and transferred his case to an unlawful “court.”
• A resident of Sevastopol criticized the actions of the aggressor country’s military servicemen against Ukraine during a conversation with her colleagues. The woman was detained by the occupiers and forced to apologize on video; a report was drawn up, and she faced an illegal fine.
• A resident of Crimea posted comments on social media criticizing the occupiers and the so-called “President of Russia.” The occupiers detained the man, and he faces an illegal “trial.”
• Activists of the ATESH resistance movement reconnoitered the Russian Federal Security Service’s control center in Yalta and the remains of the Russian fleet in Sevastopol and recorded the relocation of the occupiers’ air defense system to the area of the so-called “Crimean bridge.” The activists also continue to monitor ships that are exporting stolen Ukrainian grain; this time, they spotted a dry bulk cargo being loaded in Sevastopol.
• 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 on the peninsula, in particular, in Simferopol, Sevastopol, Alushta, and Yalta.
• 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 write its diaries and distribute a weekly newspaper in Yalta, which reveals the crimes of the occupiers.

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 July 4, 2024, there were 847 cases of materials drawn up under Art. 20.3.3 of the Russian Federation Administrative Code recorded in the so-called “courts” in the temporarily occupied Crimea and other competent authorities. In 755 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 10 cases, the “judges” still consider the decision. 

Based on gender, Russians issued 309 (41%) decisions against women and 446 (59%) against men in Crimea. In total, the aggregate amount of fines imposed has already amounted to at least 23.7 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!