Every day, our compatriots continue to tirelessly resist the Russian occupation of Crimea, demonstrating their steadfastness and courage, support for Ukraine, and trust in de-occupation. We continue to inform you about public attitudes among Crimean residents in our regular column #resistance_movement.

▶ The Crimean resident supported Ukraine on his Odnoklasnyky page and waited for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.  The occupiers illegally detained the man and sent the case file to the “court”.  The occupiers illegally impose fines and openly threaten Crimean residents with imprisonment for their activity on social networks. The occupation administration tries to cover cases of punishment for posts on social media in every possible way. By doing so, the occupiers seek to intimidate the local population.

▶ A resident of Sevastopol spoke negatively about the occupying army in the comments of one of the telegram channels. The occupiers unlawfully detained the woman: a special unit of the National Guard of the Russian Federation was involved in her detention. Currently, an administrative report has been drawn up against her under the article on “discrediting the Russian army.” Under this article, the woman faces a fine of up to 50 thousand rubles.

▶ A resident of Crimea liked and shared posts on the Odnoklasnyky social network that allegedly “discredited the Russian army”. The occupiers illegally detained the citizen of Ukraine and sent the case file to the “court”.

▶ A resident of the village of Omelianivka, Nyzhnohirskyi region, posted offensive pictures of the Russian president on the social network Odnoklasnyky and used Ukrainian symbols. The occupiers illegally detained the man and drew up administrative proceedings against him. 

▶ A resident of Kerch expressed pro-Ukrainian views on the Odnoklasnyky social network. In particular, the man supported Ukraine, denied the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, and waited for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The occupiers illegally detained the man and sent the case file to the “court”.

▶ Activists of the Yellow Ribbon movement continue to resist the occupiers in Crimea, destroying copies of propaganda materials and reporting on the enemy’s locations. This week, representatives of the movement published photos from the Independence (Lazurnyi) Beach in occupied Yevpatoriia. The photos show how the Russian invaders have set up firing points (areas of the terrain specially prepared for firing) and fortifications. These fortifications consisted of simple sandbags that were soon scattered along the pedestrian part of the beach.

▶ Activists of the Crimean Combat Seagulls continue to expose the personal data of collaborators and Russian war criminals in occupied Crimea. The resistance movement also reports that on May 31, the defense forces attacked a ferry crossing in Crimea.

▶ The Zla Mavka resistance movement continues to write its diaries and distribute a weekly newspaper that reveals the crimes of the occupiers.  The activists also report that seven enemy targets were neutralized as a result of successful operations by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Crimea: the pilot boat Mriia, two ferries Avangard and Conro Trader, and four transport and landing boats KC-701 Tunets.

▶ Activists of the ATeSH resistance movement continue to report on the deployment of enemy personnel and military equipment. In particular, ATESH records that the occupiers are preparing for another night raid of Ukrainian drones and missiles on Crimea. Activists daily monitor the movement of mobile fire groups in occupied Crimea. This time, representatives of the movement recorded one of such groups in occupied Simferopol. The main task of the enemy is to shoot down Ukrainian UAVs. In addition, ATESH is again informed about the transportation of enemy equipment on the peninsula. This time, the activists tracked the movement of the occupiers’ R-330 Borisoglebsk automated electronic suppression systems (ESS) from Dzhankoi.

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 May 23, 2024, 802 cases of materials drawn up under Art. 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation were recorded in the so-called “courts” in temporarily occupied Crimea and other competent authorities. In 706 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 20 cases, the materials are still being examined.

We thank everyone for their courage and clear civic position. Crimea is Ukraine, and we are fighting together to bring the Crimean Peninsula back under Ukraine’s control as soon as possible, and to give our citizens from the temporarily occupied territories a sense of security.

Glory to Ukraine!