Russia brings 239 criminal cases against Crimeans for "discrediting Russian armed forces" 

Tamila Tasheva, Permanent Representative of Ukraine’s President in Crimea, reported the information at a briefing.

Resistance against Russian occupation among Crimeans has intensified, and the hostile Russian propaganda has failed.

"Our citizens are being tried and fined under the so-called article on "fakes": 239 cases have already been brought in the occupied Crimea for allegedly discrediting the Russian armed forces, and 2 criminal sentences have been passed," she stressed.

Tamila Tasheva informed that most of the verdicts are not published in the Russian court registers s, but the total amount of fines issued by Russia is reportedly at least RUB 6.2 million. 

"The resistance is not decreasing, but is progressing and transforming: in May, people were fined for commenting "no to war" or liking a post about the crimes of the Russian army, and now for singing Ukrainian songs and shouting "Glory to Ukraine!", "The Ukrainian Armed Forces are coming", "Ukraine is returning” slogans,” the permanent representative said.

• The head of the Crimean Human Rights Group board Olha Skrypnyk said that Russia holds at least 200 deportees from Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions in Simferopol. For this purpose, Russia opened a new detention center.
• Natalia Humeniuk, head of the joint coordination center of Ukraine’s South Defense Forces, reported the intensification of the resistance movement to the Russian occupation in Crimea.