Main news of the week:
▶ In temporarily occupied Crimea, there is a shortage of burial sites, and plans are underway to expand some cemeteries—several have already increased their area by ten percent. At the same time, Russian statistics report a decrease in mortality rates.
▶ A large oil slick and dozens of dead birds covered in fuel oil were recorded near Yalta. The Russian occupying authorities deny the pollution despite satellite imagery data.
▶ The vessel ZAID, sailing under the Russian flag, transported 35,800 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat from the Avlita terminal in temporarily occupied Sevastopol to the Syrian port of Tartus.
Invaders’ crimes:
▶ As of 2 February, the Russian occupying authorities have illegally imprisoned 224 individuals, including 133 Crimean Tatars.
▶ As of 2 February 2026, 1,672 cases involving materials drawn up under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation were recorded as having been submitted to so-called courts in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea and other “competent authorities”.
In 1,542 cases, decisions were issued imposing administrative penalties in the form of fines or merging the cases with other proceedings under different articles and issuing a combined ruling. In 17 cases, material consideration is ongoing. By gender, 816 decisions (53%) were issued against women and 724 (47%) against men.
▶ The health condition of Crimean Tatar political prisoner Seitumer Seitumerov has significantly deteriorated. This was reported by his wife, Pakyze Seitumerova, following a long visit with him. According to her, Seitumerov’s teeth are crumbling, his eyesight has worsened, and he shows severe paleness of the skin, which may be the result of vitamin deficiency and lack of sunlight.
▶ Crimean Tatar activist Emil Ziyadinov, sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment and held for more than a year in a punishment cell, has been transferred to a strict detention unit at Penal Colony No. 5 in Russia’s Arkhangelsk Oblast. His wife reported that after his transfer in autumn 2024, Ziyadinov was repeatedly placed in punishment cells, including for performing religious rites, which the penal colony administration classified as alleged violations of the regime.
Forcible Mobilisation:
▶ At least 2,646 servicemen of the Russian Federation from units stationed in temporarily occupied Crimea have been killed. Of these, 1,410 are likely Ukrainian citizens.
▶ The capture of at least 125 Russian military personnel from temporarily occupied Crimea has been confirmed. Most are likely Ukrainian citizens.
Militarisation of the Crimean Peninsula:
▶ Activists of the “Yellow Ribbon” resistance movement carried out a new act of resistance in temporarily occupied Crimea. Symbols of Ukrainian resistance appeared simultaneously in three cities—Simferopol, Sevastopol, and Alushta.
Propaganda of the occupation administration and incitement to hostility:
▶ Propaganda media reported the launch of the seventh so-called humanitarian mission involving students from temporarily occupied Crimea to Donbas. Students from the “V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University” and Simferopol colleges participated. They are to participate in “humanitarian” activities and the delivery of aid to Russian military personnel.
The Mission continues to receive requests from Ukrainian citizens seeking to leave temporarily occupied Crimea due to the impossibility of enduring the occupation and total propaganda. We remind you of our instructions on how to leave the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea: https://cutt.ly/FwtiajlS
We thank conscious Ukrainian citizens in temporarily occupied Crimea for promptly reporting on the situation on the Crimean Peninsula, in particular regarding the socio-economic situation, movements of Russian troops, and the resistance movement.
Please send detailed information to the email address of the Mission’s press service: [email protected]
Glory to Ukraine!