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 Crimean resident criticized the occupiers on social media and accused the Russian army of war crimes. The occupiers detained the woman and forced her to apologize on video.
• A resident of Yevpatoriia criticized the occupiers and the actions of the Russian army in a public place. The occupiers detained the man, forced him to apologize on video, drew up a report and handed him over to an illegal “court”.
• A resident of Yevpatoriia criticized the occupiers on social media and was waiting for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The occupiers detained the man, forced him to apologize on video, drew up a report and sent the materials to an illegal “court”.
• A resident of Crimea posted Ukrainian symbols on social media and was waiting for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The occupiers detained the man, forced him to apologize on video, drew up a report and sent him to the so-called “court”.
• A resident of Pervomaiske village, Kurman district, spat in a box in a store to collect aid for the so-called “members of the SMO.” The occupiers detained the man, searched his place, and opened a criminal case.
• Activists of the ATESH resistance movement continue to monitor the occupiers’ military facilities, in particular, in Sevastopol, they have spotted the movement of equipment of the 810th Marine Brigade, in Simferopol, the Black Sea Fleet supply base, and Yevpatoriia new engineering fortifications.
• 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, including Yalta, Yevpatoriia, Sudak, Kerch, Shcholkino, Sevastopol, and Simferopol. The movement’s social media also reported that a lecturer at the “Crimean Branch” of the Russian State University of Justice was suspended from teaching classes for saying that the Ukrainian government on the peninsula is constitutional and legitimate.
• 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, distribute a weekly newspaper revealing the crimes of the occupiers and patriotic symbols. The activists also distributed leaflets with Ukrainian poetry in Simferopol, Sevastopol, Bakhchysarai , and Kerch.

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 5, 2024, 966 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 862 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 16 cases, the materials are still being considered.

Disaggregated by gender, 367 (43%) decisions were issued against women and 494 (57%) against men. In total, the aggregate amount of fines imposed has already reached 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!